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“I can’t believe people would freak out just because this lovely home hosted a sad event,” Jennifer said. “People get so unnecessarily freaked. We’re on this earth with a part to play but instead of playing the part as an actor does, some people think the part is really them and they freak out all the time. Listen, you can hear the ocean from here.” “That’s the freeway, I think,” boyfriend said. “It sounds OK, though. I mean, if they can make a freeway sound like an ocean, so much the better.”
The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)
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