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e　he　thought

that　would　help　to　relax　and　have　fun。　I　tell　you　they　were　friends　long　enough　to　get　angry

with　each　other　and　that　jetio　to　apologize　a　million　different　ways。　But　she　hoped　that　in

the　background　to　know　Dan　well　enough　to　imagine　that　she　would　never　put　a　film　exploring

the　site　his　sister　like　that。　And　she　hoped　the　fund　that　he　understood　that　there　was

humiliated　when　she　was　standing；　almost　naked；　with　a　minimum　undergarment；　and　it　is　that

it　should　apologize　first。

…　All　right。　See　you　later。　I　have　a　food　for　you　…　Ruby　said；　turning　up。

Vanessa　went　to　the　puter　to　check　for　the　hundredth　time　if　Dan　mandara　you　some　e…mail。

This　time　he　had！　It　was　a　poem！　She　pulled　a　chair　and　anxiously　clicked　twice　in　the　file。

As　soon　as　he　opened；　she　began　to　read。

Read　the　poem　three　times　on　the　screen　before　you　print　it　and　read　again。　The　words　were

ugly　and　angry；　and　hurt。　Dan　had　not　forgiven；　it　was　very　clear。

But　Vanessa　has　always　been　able　to　see　the　beauty　in　ugly　things；　and　she　read　requests　for

publication　in　anger　sufficient　to　know　that　the　poem　he　was　special。　It　was　full　of　rich

metaphors　and　a　passionate　language；　and　although　he　wanted　to　bury　their　heads　covered　and

in　tears；　she　could　not　stop　admiring　the　words　intelligent。　It　was　brilliant。

Even　if　Dan　never　speak　to　her；　and　although　the　poem　treat　it　entirely　horrible　person　and

he　thought　she　was；　she　would　find　that　the　poem　was　published。

Dan　never　tried　to　publish　anything；　but　not　as　he　had　not　bee　numb　when　opening　a　copy

of　The　New　Yorker　and　saw　his　poem　〃Putas〃　printed　in　the　magazine。　What　wonderful　way　to

impress　the