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meant　by　that？he　was　with　people　all　the　time。　All　he　knew　was　that　he？d　felt　really　。　。　。　lonely

lately。　Sure；　every　man　was　an　island；　but　this　was　getting　ridiculous。

？Don？t　worry；？　Jenny　said　quietly；　reaching　over　and　patting　her　brother？s　hand。　？You？ll　find

someone。　I　mean；　any　guy　would　be　totally　lucky　to　have　you。？

It　was　sweet　of　her　to　say　that；　but　Dan　wasn？t　entirely　sure　it　was　true。　？Yeah；　I　guess；？　he

mumbled。

？Well；　what　kind　of　guys　do　you　like；　anyway？？　Jenny　reached　up　and　pulled　her　relentlessly

curly　hair　into　a　knot。　？I？m　pretty　sure　it？s　not　the　ones　who　wear　berets。？　Dan　laughed　despite

himself。　？I　don？t　know。？　He　picked　up　the　TV　remote　from　the　floor　and　fiddled　with　it。　？How

many　kindsare　there；　anyway？？　？Uh；a　lot　；？　she　giggled；　pulling　off　a　thin　purple　sock；　balling　it

up　and　throwing　it　at　his　face。　？What　about　the　hip…hop　guys　who　hang　out　by　the　Christopher

Street　PATH　station？？　Jenny　held　up　a　hand　as　if　she　was　going　to　start　counting　the　types　on　her

fingers。　？Or　the　Chelsea　dudes　with　too　many　hair　product