They knew Amanda and I didn’t meet through a veterinarian. They knew what Amanda was wearing on the day she died even though they weren’t there. They appeared right after I spotted the woman in the polka-dot dress going into the subway, but they said she didn’t exist. They made me over to resemble Amanda. They encouraged me to move into Amanda’s apartment. They sent me to shop at Daphne’s boutique, but they never told her I’d be coming. I fell into a strange, hard sleep after they came over and gave me a glass of champagne—which they switched with a different glass. I add a few more lines: The
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