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—— When I saw that note, with its casual impertinences and its gratuitous rudeness A lifetime to spend with a man who would never show her any passion. How lovely, how enriching, to sit there in sumptuous, palatial Santa Monica, Showplace of theWestern World, listening to the voice from beyond reminisce about tuna fish and avocado salads. He stood quietly and watched.

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