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           Youdon’tthinkit’sindifference,doyou?Wasitindifferencethatbrokeyouandbroughtyouhere?"

           "I—"Andthentheviolenceofthetruthmadeherpullhismouthdowntohers,thenthrowthewordsathisface:"Ididn’tcarewhethereitheroneofuslivedafterwards,justtoseeyouthisonce!"

           "Iwouldhavebeendisappointedifyouhadn’tcome."

           "Doyouknowwhatitwaslike,waiting,fightingit,delayingitonemoreday,thenonemore,then—"

           Hechuckled."DoI?"hesaidsoftly.

           Herhanddroppedinahelplessgesture:shethoughtofhistenyears."WhenIheardyourvoiceontheradio,"shesaid,"whenIheardthegreateststatementIever...No,IhavenorighttotellyouwhatIthoughtofit."

           "Whynot?"

           "YouthinkthatIhaven’tacceptedit."

           "Youwill."

           "Wereyouspeakingfromhere?"

           "No,fromthevalley."

           "AndthenyoureturnedtoNewYork?"

           "Thenextmorning."

           "Andyou’vebeenhereeversince?"

           "Yes."

           "Haveyouheardthekindofappealsthey’resendingouttoyoueverynight?"

           "Sure.