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when　the　delirious　with　lasagne　father。　After　a　few　bites；　were　a　plete　drunk。

…　So；　who　is　the　guy　who　called　his　sister？　…　Rufus　asked。　He　used　words　such　as　face　to

mock　the　way　Dan　and　Jenny　spoke。　It　was　totally　annoying。

His　name　is　Nate　said　Da…abstractedly　。…　It　is　very　cool…he　added；　but　had　great　certainty

that　the　father　desprezaria　Nate；　who　wore　polo　shirt　and　had　a　haircut　expensive。　Wore

leather　shoes　and　belt；　and　in　general　was　so　stoned　he　could　not　have　a　conversation

without　erupt　in　a　giggle　mules　in　the　middle　of　it。　But　the　not　bother　to　explain　that　if

the　father。　I　was　too　distracted　by　the　fact　that　Vanessa　would　e　to　qualuqer　minute　and

he　almost　be　convinced　to　say　that　she　wanted　sex。

…　Well；　let's　hope　that　Nate　likes　of　Lasagne　Punjabi…gracejou　Rufus；　chianti　filling　the

giant　mug　of　coffee　Mets。

The　doorbell　rang　and　Rufus　went　to　greet　the　old　friend；　Lyle　Gross；　who　he　had　met　in　the

park　twenty　years　before。　Lyle　was　one　of　those　guys　who　does　not　get　old；　and　when　we　see

them　sitting　on　a　bench　in　park；　listening　to　a　Mets　game　in　the　portable　radio　and　a　copy

of　weeks　studying　the　Daily　News　that　he　had　found　in　the　trash。　He　was　a　writer；　he　said；

but　Dan　has　not　seen　any　proof。

…　Got　grape…Lyle　said。　Had　bed　the　gray　hair　on　the　bald　and　wore　a　mustard…yellow

sweater；　brown　wool　trousers　and　a　white　Nike　shoes。　There　was　injured　in　the　neck；　where　he

cut　while　shaving。　It　was　difficult　to　look　at　it　means　。…　Hi；　Danielson！

…　Oi。　…　said　Dan　Lyle　always　add　some　flourishes　to　the　name　of　the　people。　Probably　he

thought　it　was　hilarious；　but　Dan　did　not　see　any　funny　about　it。

Rufus　too