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　The　fact

that　all　the　characters　in　the　film　were　slowly　trickling　into　the　party　made　it　seem　like　the　opening

night　of　an　edgy　new　documentary；　and　everyone　at　the　party　felt　totally　famous。

？I　told　you　I　was　telegenic；？　Chuck　Bass　crowed；　watching　himself　onscreen。　He？d　arrived　with

an　entourage　of　crew…cutted　boys　in　gray　flannel　uniforms　no　one　else　there　had　ever　laid　eyes　on

before。

That？s　because　he？d　raided　the　sophomore　class　of　some　random　Catholic　school　near　his　Sutton

Place　apartment　and　paid　the　boys　to　e。

？They？re　cute；？　Isabel　remarked；　eyeballing　a　particularly　innocent；　wide…eyed…looking　boy　who

was　signing　Chuck？s　Riverside　Prep　yearbook　with　a　yellow　highlighter　pen。　Isabel　had　changed

into　a　pair　of　cutoff　Rogan　jeans　and　a　cut…up　red　Juicy　Couture　T…shirt　and　was　looking　almost

indecently　slutty。

The　boy　eyeballed　her　back。　He？d　never　seen　so　much　well…tended　exposed　skin。　Maybe　it　was

his　lucky　night！

？They？re　only；　like；　thirteen　years　old；？　Kati　scoffed　as　she　flipped　through　her　yearbook；

counting　how　many　people　had　signed　it。　She　was　saving　her　virginity　for　college。　Sort　of。

Technically　she？d　already　lost　it　to　Chuck　Bass　at　a　party　at　Serena？s　house；　like；　two　years　ago；

but　she？d　been　so　drunk　at　the　time；　she　didn？t　even　remember　it。

Lord　Marcus　slipped　something　cool　and　wonderful　around　Blair？s　neck。　Blair　touched　her

collarbone　and　glanced　down。　It　was　a　Bvlgari　pearl　choker　exactly　like　the　one　she？d　borrowed

from　her　mother　for　herBreakfast　at　Fred？s　audition；　only　ten　times　nicer。　Each　pearl　in　the　strand

was　its　own　unique　shape；　imperfect　and　perfect　at　the　same　time；　fastened　by　an　o