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    Monday, January 3rd, 2011
    6:59 pm
    @@@@@And perhaps with a 456 shade of envy"I
    @@@@@And perhaps with a
    456
    shade of envy"I didn't sleep very well last
    night
    "Short version, thenHis febrile good cheer had
    disappeared like the foam on top of a glass of
    beerHis big shoulders were slumped forward,
    giving his chest a caved-in look
    "After Jack Fineham 'furloughed' me, I decided
    Tampa was reasonably close to Disney WorldOnly
    when I got there, I was bored titless
    "Sure you were," I said
    "I also felt that some atonement was in orderI
    didn't want to go to Darfur or to New Orleans and
    work storefront pro bono, although that crossed my
    mindI felt like maybe the little balls with the
    lottery numbers on them were still bouncing
    somewhere and one more was waiting to go up the
    pipeA cold finger touched the base of
    my neck
    "Sí, senor, I know you doI was waiting to do
    good, hoping to balance the books againBecause I
    felt they needed balancingAnd one day I saw an
    457
    ad in the Tampa Tribune'Wanted, Companion for
    elderly lady and Caretaker for several premium
    island rental propertiesApplicant must supply
    resume and recommendations to match excellent
    salary and benefitsThis is a challenging
    position which the right person will find
    rewarding' Well, I was bonded and
    I liked the sound of itI interviewed with Miss
    Eastlake's lawyerHe told me the couple who'd
    previously filled the position had been called
    back to New England when the parent of one or the
    other had suffered a catastrophic accident
    "And you got the jobWhat about - ?" I pointed in
    the general direction of his templeHe was dubious enough already -
    wondered, I think, why a legal beagle from Omaha
    would want to spend a year putting an old lady to
    bed and rattling the locks on houses that are
    empty most of the time - but Miss Eastlake
    Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
    7:03 pm
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    His arms caught me up abruptly, yanking my feet out from under me and then catching my
    shoulders before I could fallHe started running forward again, carrying me nowHis hands
    were not rough and angry like before; he cradled me against his chest
    He ran right through the big plaza, ignoring the surprised and even suspicious facesThere was
    too much prada logo that was unfamiliar and uncomfortable going on in the caves right nowThe humans
    here–Violetta, Geoffrey, Andy, Paige, Aaron, Brandt, and more I couldn't see well as we jolted
    past–were skittishIt disturbed them to see Ian running headlong through them, face twisted
    with rage, with me in his arms
    And then they were behind usHe didn't pause until we tiffany replica reached the doors leaning against his
    and Kyle's roomHe kicked the red one out of the way–it hit the stone floor with an echoing
    boom–and dropped me onto the mattress on the floor
    Ian stood above me, his chest heaving with exertion and furyFor a second he turned away and
    put the door back in place with one swift wrenchAnd then he was glowering again
    I took chanel cc earrings a deep breath and rolled up onto my knees, holding my hands out, palms up, wishing that
    some magic would appear in themSomething I could give him, something I could sayBut my
    hands were empty His eyes blazed–burning brighter than I had ever seen them,
    blue flames“You have to see that… that I can't stay
    “No!”he shouted at me
    I cringed back, and, messenger bag prada abruptly, Ian crumpled forward, falling to his knees, falling into meHe
    buried his head in my stomach, and his arms locked around my waistHe was shaking, shaking
    hard, and loud, desperate sobs were breaking out of his chest
    “No, Ian, no,” I beggedThis was so much worse than his anger
    I was crying, too, shaking, too, though that might have been him shaking kelly hermes bag m
    Saturday, January 1st, 2011
    7:06 pm
    @@@@@"That's what you think, huh?" "Well, I
    @@@@@"That's what you think, huh?"
    "Well, I wouldn't tell it to everybody, but, yes, that's what I do think Half purposefully, Stanley had stroked one of Croft's basic passionsAfter a month of labor details and unimportant security patrols, Croft's senses had become raw waiting for activityAny big patrol would have appealed to himthe conception of it was more impressive to himAlthough he did not show it, he was impatient; the chore was to get through the hours on board this boatAll afternoon he had been debating possible routes, reviewing the terrain in his mindThere had been only an aerial map of the back country, but he had memorized that
    And once again he felt an unpleasant shock, reminded himself that the platoon and the patrol would not be directed by him
    "Yeah, it's all right," Croft said"I'll tell you, that General Cummings is a smart man to have figgered it all out"All the guys bitch all the time about how they could do it better, but he's got a hard job
    "Reckon so," Croft saidHe stared away for a moment, and then nudged Stanley He was watching Wilson talk to Hearn, and he felt a trace of jealousy
    Unconsciously, Stanley copied Croft's speech"Do you reckon old Wilson is sucking?"
    Croft laughed quietly and coldly"Goddam, I don't know, he's been dicking-off lately
    "I wonder if he's really sick," Stanley said doubtfully
    Croft shook his head"You cain't trust Wilson any further'n you can throw him
    "That's the way I had him tabbedBrown was always saying that nobody could get along with Croft, but he didn't know how to work itCroft was okay, you just had to approach him on the right tackIt was all right when you could buddy with the noncoms over yo
    Friday, December 31st, 2010
    7:07 pm
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    slightly faster, but still in step
    Scarlett tasted the air and thought of the wing-like sails of the small
    boats that skimmed the harbor, almost flying"I want to do that," she
    said, "I want to go sailing more than anything in the whole gucci hobo horsebit worldOh,
    Rhett, will you take me? It's as warm as summer, you don't
    absolutely
    have to go back to the Landing tomorrowSay you will, please,
    Rhett
    He thought for a momentVery soon she'd be out of his life forever
    "Why not? It's a shame to waste the weather," he saidScarlett
    pulled at his arm"Come on, let's chanel bag classic hurryIt's late, and I want to get
    an early start"I won't be able to take you sailing
    if you've got a broken neck, ScarlettWe've only
    got a few more blocks to go She fell into step with him again,
    smiling to herselfIt was wonderful to have something to look forward
    toJust before they reached the house Rhett dior handbags stopped, stopping her
    His head was lifted up, listeningScarlett wondered what he was
    hearingOh, for heaven's sake, it was just Saint Michael's clock
    againThe chimes ended and the deep reverberating single bell tolled
    three timesDistant but distinct in the warm darkness the voice of
    the watchman in the steeple chanel vintage called to the sleeping old cityand all's well!" Rhett looked at the costume
    Scarlett had assembled with such care, and one eyebrow skidded
    upward
    while his mouth twitched downward at the corner
    "Well, I didn't want to get sunburned again," she said defensively
    She was wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat that gucci boston bag Mr
    Thursday, December 30th, 2010
    6:59 pm
    @@@@@ “Thanks,” said Conklin, gratitude in his
    @@@@@
    “Thanks,” said Conklin, gratitude in his glance
    The opulent apartment on the busy Sadovaya was one among many in an aged stone building
    that, like the Metropole, reflected the grand architectural excesses of the old Russian EmpireThe
    flats were primarily used—and bugged—for visiting dignitaries, and the chambermaids, doormen
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    369
    and concierges were all frequently questioned by the KGB when not directly employed by the
    KomitetThe walls were covered with red velour; the sturdy furniture was reminiscent of the
    ancien régimeHowever, to the right of the gargantuan ornate living-room fireplace was an item
    that stood out like a decorator’s nightmare: a large jet-black television console complete with an
    assortment of tape decks compatible with the various sizes of video cassettes
    The second contradiction to the decor, and undoubtedly an affront to the memory of the elegant
    Romanovs, was a heavyset man in a rumpled uniform, open at the neck and stained with vestiges of
    recent mealsHis blunt face was full, his grayish hair cut close to his skull, and a missing tooth
    surrounded by discolored companions bespoke an aversion to dentistryIt was the face of a peasant,
    the narrow, perpetually squinting eyes conveying a peasant’s shrewd intelligenceHe was
    Krupkin’s Commissar Number One
    “My English not good,” announced the uniformed man, nodding at his visitors, “but is
    understandingAlso, for you I have no name, no official positionCall me colonel, yes? It is below
    my rank, but all Americans think all Soviets in Komitet are ‘colonel,’ da? Okay?”
    “I speak Russian,” replied Alex“If it’s easier for you, use it, and I’ll translate for my
    colleague
    “Hah!” roared the colonel, laughing“So Krupkin cannot fool you, yes?”
    “Yes, he can’t fool me, noHe talks too fast, da? Even in Russian his words come like stray bullets
    “In French, also, Colonel
    “Speaking of which,” intruded Dimitri, “may we get to the issue at hand, comrade? Our
    associate in the Dzerzhinsky said we were to come over immediately The KGB officer walked to the huge ebony console, picked up a remote
    control, and turned to the others“I will speak English—is good practice
    Everything is on one cartridgeAll material taken by men and women Krupkin select to follow our
    people who speak the French
    “People who could not be compromised by the Jackal,” clarified Krupkin
    “Watch!” insisted the peasant-colonel, pressing a button on the remote control
    The screen came alive on the console, the opening shots crude and ch
    Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
    6:58 pm
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    I didn't leave you! I almost shoutedClose enough to make sweat pop out on my
    foreheadI didn't leave you, you asked for a
    divorce, you witting quench!
    What I said was "Pam, that's enough
    "But it was so hard to believe, even after you
    called and told me those other thingsYou know,
    about my new TV
    I started to ask who Puffball was, then motorcycle balenciaga remembered
    the cat
    "I'm doing better, thoughI've started going to
    church againCan you believe that? And a
    therapistI see her once a week She paused,
    then rushed onShe says a person
    can't close the door on the past, she can only
    make amends and go onI understood that, but I
    didn't know how to start making amends to you,
    Eddie
    "Pam, you don't owe me gold gucci watch any-"
    562
    "My therapist says it isn't about what you think,
    it's about what I think That sounded a lot like the old Pam, so
    maybe she'd found the right therapist
    "And then your friend Wireman called and told me
    you needed helpand he sent me those pictures
    I can't wait to see the actual thingsI mean, I
    knew you had some talent, because you used to draw
    those black quilted bag little books for Lin when she was so sick
    that year-"
    "I did?" I remembered Melinda's sick year; she'd
    had one infection after another, culminating in a
    massive bout of diarrhea, probably brought on by
    too many antibiotics, that had landed her in the
    hospital for a weekShe lost ten pounds that
    springIf not for summer vacation - and her own
    grade-A gucci mens watch intelligence - she would have needed to
    repeat the second gradeBut I couldn't remember
    drawing any little books
    "Freddy the Fish? Carla the Crab? Donald the Timid
    Deer?"
    Donald the Timid Deer rang a very faint bell, way
    down deep, but
    563
    "Angel thought you should try to get them
    published, don't you remember? But these
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    Monday, December 27th, 2010
    7:04 pm
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    nothing I could have doneThis was a trap, and it was too late for us the minute we arrived
    We froze when the thin beams of light shot out of the darkness into Jared's and Melanie's faces
    My face, my eyes, the ones that might have helped us, stayed obscured, hidden in the shadow
    made by Ian's wide back
    My eyes were not blinded by the glare, and the moon was bright enough for me to clearly see
    the Seekers that outnumbered chanel clutch us, eight to our sixBright enough for me to see the way they
    held their hands, to see the weapons that glinted in them, raised and pointed at usPointed at
    Jared and Mel, at Brandt and Aaron–our only gun still undrawn–and one centered dead on Ian's
    chest
    Why had I let him come with me? Why did he have to die, too? Lily's bewildered questions
    echoed in my head:Why did life and love go on? What was the point?
    My fragile little tiffany cross heart shattered into a million pieces, and I fumbled for the pill in my pocket
    “Steady, now, everybody just keep calm,” the man in the center of the group of Seekers called
    out“Wait, wait, don't beswallowing anything! Jeez, get a grip! No, look!”
    The man turned the flashlight on his own face
    His face was sun browned and craggy, like a rock that had been eroded by the windHis hair
    was dark, with white at the temples, and it curled in cheap gucci a bushy mess around his earsAnd his
    eyes–his eyes were dark brownJust dark brown, nothing more“Okay, now, you don't shoot us, and we won't shoot youSee?” And he laid the
    gun he was carrying to the ground“C'mon, guys,” he said, and the others slid their guns back
    into holsters–on their hips, their ankles, their backs… so many weapons
    “We found your cache here–clever, that; we were lucky to find it–and decided we'd hang out
    and ladies gucci watches make your acquaintanceIt's not every day you find another rebel cell He laughed a
    delighted laugh that came from deep in his belly“Look at your faces! What? Did you think you
    all were the only ones still kickin'?” He laughed again
    None of us had moved an inch
    “Think they're in shock, Nate,” another man said
    “We scared them half to death,” a woman said“What do you expect?”
    They waited, shuffling from foot to foot, while we stood louis vuitton duffle bag frozen
    Sunday, December 26th, 2010
    7:07 pm
    @@@@@When it came each man's turn for guard, he
    @@@@@When it came each man's turn for guard, he would stumble up to the crest of the hill and stare over the grass into the valley belowEverything was cold and silver in the moonlight, and the hills had become gauntThe sleeping men in the hollow beneath him were removed and distantEach man on guard felt alone, terribly alone, as though looking out on the valleys and craters of the moonNothing moved, and yet nothing was stillThe wind was wistful and reflective; the grass rustled, advanced and retreated in shimmering rustling wavesThe night was intensely silent and pendent
    In the dawn they folded their blankets, made their packs, and ate a K ration, chewing slowly, and without relish, the cold tinned ham and eggs and the square graham crackersTheir muscles were stiff from the previous day's march, and their clothing was damp with yesterday's perspirationThe older men were wishing that the sun was higher; there seemed no warmth left in their bodiesRed's kidneys were aching again, Roth's right shoulder was rheumatic, and Wilson had a spasm of diarrhea after he ateThey all felt dull, without volition; they scarcely thought of the march ahead
    Croft and Hearn had gone to the top of the hill again, and were discussing the morning's marchIn the early morning, the valley was still hazy with mist and the mountain and pass were obscuredThey squinted into the north, looking at the Watamai RangeIt extended as far as they could see like a cloud bank in the haze, rising precipitously to its peak at Mount Anaka, and dropping abruptly, shudderingly, into the pass at its left, before mounting again
    "Damn sure seems like the Japs would be watching that pass," Croft commented"They probably have enough to do without that, it's pretty far behind their lines
    The haze was dissolving, and Croft squinted through the field glasses into the distance"I wouldn't say, LootenantThat pass is narrow enough for a platoon to hold it till hell freezes over"Course we got to find that out The sun was beginning to outline the contours of the hillsThe shadows in the hollows and draws were considerably lighter
    "There's not a damn thing else we can do," Hearn murmu
    Saturday, December 25th, 2010
    7:07 pm
    @@@@@He had waited until the doctor said
    @@@@@He had waited until the doctor said that
    Scarlett was out of danger, then he'd taken the ferry to Charleston to
    set his mother's mind at rest, knowing how worried she must be"It
    gave us all a shock when we saw a Yankee soldier coming through the
    gate," Anne laughed"He'd borrowed dry clothes from the sergeant
    *
    Scarlett refused to leave the ferry in the wheelchairShe insisted
    that she was perfectly capable of walking to the house and she did
    walk, stepping out as if nothing had happenedBut she was tired
    when
    they arrived, so tired that she accepted Anne's help to climb the
    stairsAnd after a tray with a hot bean soup and corn muffins, she
    fell again into a deep sleepThere were no nightmares this time
    She was in the familiar soft luxury of linen sheets and feather
    mattress, and she knew that Rhett was only a few steps awayShe
    slept
    for fourteen strength-restoring hoursShe saw the flowers the minute
    she woke upThere was an envelope propped
    against
    the vaseScarlett reached greedily for itHis bold slashing
    handwriting was starkly black on the creamcolored paperScarlett
    touched it lovingly before she began to readThere il nothing that I
    can say about what happened yesterday ercept that I am pnfounoly
    ashamed and sony to have been the cause of such great pain and
    danger
    for youScarlett wriggled with pleasure
    Your courage and valiant spinis were truly heroic, and I shall always
    regard you with admiration and respectI regret bitterly all that
    occurred after we escaped from the long ordealI said things to you
    that no man should say to a woman, and my actions were
    reprehensible
    I cannot, however, deny the truth of anything I said I must not and
    will not ever see you againAccording to our agreement, you have the
    right to remain in Charleston at my moiher's house until AprilI am
    frankly hoping that you will not choose to do so, because I will visit
    neither the city house nor Dunmore Landing until I receive infornation
    that you have returned to AtlantaYou cannotfind me, ScarlettThe cash settlement I promised will be trunsferted to you
    immedately in care of your Uncle Ilenry Hamil
    Friday, December 24th, 2010
    6:59 pm
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    crack wide open
    “Kruppie said it,” added Conklin“He’s got a psychopathic death wish to return to the people
    who first found out he was a maniacNow, if he knows you’re here, and we have to assume that he
    does, the obsession’s compounded, your death replacing his—giving him some kind of symbolic
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    “You’ve been talking to Panov too muchI called the hospital at three o’clock this morning—five o’clock, Paris timeHe may lose
    the use of his left arm and suffer partial paralysis of his right leg, but they think he’ll make it now
    “I don’t give a goddamn about his arms or his legsWhat about his head?”
    “Apparently it’s intactThe chief nurse on the floor said that gucci ladies watches for a doctor he’s a terrible patient
    “Thank Christ!”
    “I thought you were an agnostic
    “It’s a symbolic phrase, check with Mo Bourne noticed the gun in Alex’s belt; he gestured at
    the weapon“That’s a little obvious, isn’t it?”
    “For whom?”
    “Room service,” replied Jason“I phoned for whatever gruel they’ve got and a large pot of
    coffeeKrupkin said we don’t let gold gucci anyone in here and I gave him my word
    “That’s a crock of paranoia—”
    “Almost my words, but this is his turf, not oursJust like the windows
    “Wait a minute!” exclaimed Bourne“Suppose he is right?”
    “Unlikely, but possible, except that—” Conklin could not finish his statementJason reached
    under the right rear flap of his jacket, yanked out his own Graz Burya and started louis vuitton tote for the hallway
    door of the suite“What are you doing?” cried Alex
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    388
    “Probably giving your friend ‘Kruppie’ more credit than he deserves, but it’s worth a tryGet
    over there,” ordered Bourne, pointing to the far left corner of the room“I’ll leave the door
    unlocked, and when the steward gets here, tell him to come in—in gucci mens wallet Russi
    Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
    6:59 pm
    @@@@@Out-ofseason storms with torrential rains
    @@@@@Out-ofseason
    storms with torrential rains and high
    windsas far as the old-timers are concerned,
    they're all AliceAs in Hurricane AliceIt's
    kind of a joke
    "You're making that upEsther - the big one in '26 - missed Duma
    completely, but the Alice in March of '27 hit it
    pretty much dead-onThen it blew inland and
    drowned in the GladesIt did the damage you see
    in this picture - not much, really; blew down some
    palms, knocked out some glass, tore up the lawn
    But in another way, its effects are still being
    feltBecause it seems pretty certain it was that
    658
    Alice that led to the drowning deaths of Tessie
    and Laura, and that led to everything else
    Including you and me standing here now
    "Remember this?"
    He took another photo from his folder, and I
    certainly did remember itThe big one was on the
    second-floor landing of the main staircaseThis
    was a smaller, sharper copyIt was the Eastlake
    family, with John Eastlake wearing a black bathing
    singlet and looking like a Hollywood B-list actor
    who might have specialized in detective movies and
    jungle epicsHe was holding ElizabethOne hand
    cupped her plump little bottomThe other held
    that harpoon pistol, and a face-mask with an
    attached snorkel
    "Judging just by Elizabeth, I'm going to guess
    this might have been taken around 1925," Wireman
    said"She looks two, going on threeAnd Adriana"
    - he tapped the eldest - "looks like she might be
    seventeen going on thirty-four, wouldn't you say?"
    IndeedSeventeen and ripe, even in her it-coversdamn-
    near-everything bathing suit
    659
    "She's already got that sulky, pouty I-want-to-besomewhere-
    else look, too," Wireman said"I wonder
    just how surprised her father was when she up and
    eloped with one of his plant managersAnd I
    wonder if he wasn't, in his heart of hearts, glad
    to see her
    Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
    7:11 pm
    @@@@@A niece of ours, Sir Thomas, I may say, or
    @@@@@A niece of ours, Sir Thomas, I may say, or at
    least ofyours, would not grow up in this neighbourhood without
    many advantagesI don’t say she would be so handsome as her cousins
    I dare say she would not; but she would be introduced into the
    society of this country under such very favourable circumstances as,
    in all human probability, would get her a creditable establishment
    You are thinking of your sons—but do not you know that, of all
    things upon earth, that is the least likely to happen, brought up as
    they would be, always together like brothers and sisters? It is morally
    impossibleI never knew an instance of itIt is, in fact, the only
    sure way of providing against the connexionSuppose her a pretty
    girl, and seen by Tom or Edmund for the first time seven years
    hence, and I dare say there would be mischiefThe very idea of her
    having been suffered to grow up at a distance from us all in poverty
    and neglect, would be enough to make either of the dear, sweettempered
    boys in love with herBut breed her up with them from
    this time, and suppose her even to have the beauty of an angel, and
    she will never be more to either than a sister
    “There is a great deal of truth in what you say,” replied Sir Thomas,
    “and far be it from me to throw any fanciful impediment in
    7
    Jane Austen
    the way of a plan which would be so consistent with the relative
    situations of eachI only meant to observe that it ought not to be
    lightly engaged in, and that to make it really serviceable to Mrs
    Price, and creditable to ourselves, we must secure to the child, or
    consider ourselves engaged to secure to her hereafter, as circumstances
    may arise, the provision of a gentlewoman, if no such establishment
    should offer as you are so sanguine in expecting
    “I thoroughly understand you,” cried MrsNorris, “you are everything
    that is generous and considerate, and I am sure we shall never
    disagree on this pointWhatever I can do, as you well know, I am
    always ready enough to do for the good of those I love; and, though I
    could never feel for this little girl the hundredth part of the regard I
    bear your own dear children, nor consider her, in any respect, so much
    my own, I should hate myself if I were capable of neglecting herIs
    not she a sister’s child? and could I bear to see her want while I had a
    bit of bread to give her? My dear Sir Thomas, with all my faults I have
    a warm heart; and, poor as I am, would rather deny myself the necessaries
    of life than do an ungenerous thingSo, if you are not against it,
    I will write to my poor sister tomorrow, and make the proposal; and,
    as soon as matters are settled, I will engage to get the child to Mansfield;
    you shall have no trouble about itMy own trouble, you know, I never
    regardI will send Nanny to London on purpose, and she may have a
    bed at her cousin the saddler’s, and the child be appointed to meet her
    thereThey may easily get her from Portsmouth to town by the coach,
    under the care of any creditable person that may chance to be going
    I dare say there is always some reputable tradesman’s wife or other
    going up
    Except to the attack on Nanny’s cousin, Sir Thomas no longer
    made any objection, and a more respectable, though less economical
    rendezvous being accordingly substituted, everything was considered
    as settled, and the pleasures of so benevolent a scheme were
    already enjoyedThe division of gratifying sensations ought not, in
    strict justice, to have been equal; for Sir Thomas was fully resolved
    to be the real and consistent patron of the selected child, and Mrs
    Norris had not the least intention of being at any expense whatever
    in her maintenanceAs far as walking, talking, and contriving
    reached, she was thoroughly benevolent, and nobody knew better
    8
    Mansfield Park
    how to dictate liberality to others; but her love of money was equal
    to her love of directing, and she knew quite as well how to save her
    own as to spend that of her frie
    Sunday, December 19th, 2010
    10:17 pm
    @@@@@Rex? Rex, you come here, you fuckin’ hound!”
    @@@@@Rex? Rex, you come here, you fuckin’ hound!” The man grabbed the
    limb and pulled it off the road under the pine tree into the shadows“Rex, you hear me! You
    humpin’ knotholes, you horny stud?”
    “Stay completely still and put your arms out in front of you,” said Jason Bourne, walking into
    view
    “Holy shit! Who are you?”
    “Someone who doesn’t give a damn whether you live or die,” replied the intruder calmly
    “You got a gun! I can see it!”
    “So do youYours is in your holsterMine’s in my hand and it’s pointed at your head
    “The dog! Where the hell’s the dawg?”
    “Indisposed
    “What?”
    “He looks like a good dogHe could be anything a trainer wanted him to beYou don’t blame
    the animal, you blame the human who taught it
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    96
    “What are you talkin’ about?”
    “I guess the bottom line is that I’d rather kill the man than the animal, do I make myself clear?”
    “Nothin’s clear! I jest know this man don’t want to get killed
    “Then let’s talk, shall we?”
    “I got words, but only one life, mister
    “Lower your right arm and take out your gun—by the fingers, mister The guard did so, holding
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    Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
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    187
    19
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    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
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    Monday, December 6th, 2010
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    208
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    209
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