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er；　Rufus

Humphrey；　hired　a　cleaning　service　to　scrub　the　place　down；　and

their　enormous　cat；　Marx；　kept　the　cockroaches　in　order；　but　most

of　the　time　their　home　felt　like　a　cozy；　neglected　attic。　It　was　the

kind　of　place　where　you’d　expect　to　find　lost　treasures　like　ancient

photographs；　vintage　shoes；　or　a　bone　from　last　year’s　Christmas

dinner。

Jenny　was　eating　half　a　grapefruit　and　drinking　a　cup　of　peppermint

tea。　Ever　since　she’d　gotten　her　period　last　spring；　she’d　been

eating　less　and　less。　Everything　she　ate　went　straight　to　her　boobs；

anyway。　Dan　worried　about　his　little　sister’s　eating　habits；　but　Jenny

was　as　spunky　and　energetic　as　ever；　so　what　did　he　know？　For

instance；　he　didn’t　know　that　Jenny　bought　a　toasted；　buttered；

chocolate…chip　scone　almost　every　day　on　her　way　to　school　at　a

little　gourmet　deli　on　Broadway。

Not　exactly　a　great　strategy　for　breast　reduction。

Dan　was　eating　an　Entenmann’s　chocolate　donut—his　second—and

sipping　instant　coffee　with　Coffee…mate　and　four　teaspoons　of　sugar。

He　liked　sugar　and　caffeine；　which　was　probably　part　of　the　reason

why　his　hands　shook。　Dan　wasn’t　into　being　healthy。　He　liked　to　live

on　the　edge。

While　he　ate；　Dan　was　studying　Vanessa　Abrams’s　script　for　her

short　film；　the　film　he　was　supposed　to　star　in。　He　kept　reading　the

same　line；　over　and　over；　like　a　mantra：　Life　is　fragile　and　absurd。

“Tell　me　you　don’t　care　about　Serena　van　der　Woodsen　being　back；”

Jenny　challenged　Dan。　She　put　a　piece　of　grapefruit　in　her　mouth

and　sucked　on　it。　Then　she　stuck　her　fingers　in　her　mouth；　pulled

out　the　white　pulpy　skin　stuff；　and　p