Steven Soderbergh

1. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
END OF CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

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2. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
She finished the drink and signaled the bartender. Three down, two to go…

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3. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Was the disappointment because she didn’t include him? Was he envious?

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4. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Did he understand it wasn’t just about money, it was about freedom?

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5. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Scratch a cynic and you’ll find an idealist, she thought, in the parking lot. Had someone written that?

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6. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
She watched as the slow spread of disappointment found every part of him.

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7. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
The image being the look on _____’s face when she told him about the arrangement.

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8. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Because after the fourth or fifth one the image would start to fade, a little.

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9. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
She wanted to be done with this martini already. And the next one.

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10. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
That was the problem, she realized: A tested fantasy is no longer a fantasy.

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11. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Of course she could now afford to live anywhere she wanted, for as along as she wanted.

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12. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
As she raised an 18£ martini to her lips, she wondered how all these people could afford to live in the city.

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13. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
She listened without hearing. A habit.

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14. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Forty-five minutes ago it was empty except for the staff. Now it was a scrum of flushed faces and noisy narratives.

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15. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
She was supposed to feel better than this, she thought as she scanned the bar.

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16. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN pic.twitter.com/jAk7vGpkeP

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17. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
END OF CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

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18. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Repetition is key, key, key. pic.twitter.com/2Jck9g7NGC

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19. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You followed him. He was heading for the address you gave Paolo.

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20. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
American, early 40s. Thinning hair. Glasses. Off-the-rack suit. Briefcase.

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21. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You saw him enter Paolo’s apartment and you saw him leave twenty-two minutes later.

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22. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
The effort to keep your eyelids open was cruel.

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23. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
So far the benefit of the doubt is the only way to distinguish what’s real from what’s been surgically enhanced.

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24. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

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25. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
END OF CHAPTER SIXTEEN

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26. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
SZ analytics continue to monitor for any indication that #&%# has been deployed.

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27. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
All available assets have been engaged to track and acquire Chamasmany, and his immediate family is now in custody.

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28. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
In addition, Five Continents will attempt to track Dunsmuir, with instructions not to engage unless so ordered by SZ.

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29. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
SZ has engaged the services of Five Continents Imports to track, acquire, and question him about all of the above.

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30. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Agent _____ is believed to be in Rome.

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31. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
There is no record of any embarkation attempts by Dunsmuir under any of the various aliases known to SZ/CIA/NSA, et al.

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32. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Special Action Service France views Maraval as officially separated as of 02/09, and has no interest in pursuing the matter.

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33. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
It is unknown what events led to his killing.

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34. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
It is unclear why Michel Maraval showed up at Les Halles and whether or not he was expected by Agent _____ or Dunsmuir.

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35. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
It is unclear whether Dunsmuir and Agent ______ are working in concert. The Cuba case is being reviewed for indicators.

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36. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Such activity, should it be confirmed, would be actionable.

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37. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Such activity falls outside the guidelines set forth in the Functions and Structures Chapter of the Station Zebra Directive of 11/11.

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38. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
These events lead us to believe Dunsmuir, the Spanish courier and Chamasmany entered into some sort of arrangement in Madrid.

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39. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
After the killing of Michel Maraval, Agent _____ and Dunsmuir stayed overnight in safe house 9 and separated the following morning.

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40. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
We are awaiting DNA results and stonewalling all MI5 enquiries re: Sonnenfeld as per your instruction.

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41. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Whether the Paris meeting took place is unclear, although luminol tests reveal recently cleaned bloodstains in the bedroom.

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42. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Dunsmuir has not contacted her employer since she arrived in Paris.

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43. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Instead, Dunsmuir arrived in Paris alone, and Chamasmany and the courier have disappeared.

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44. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Dunsmuir was supposed to escort Chamasmany to Paris, where he would meet Agent _____ and MI5 analyst Sonnenfeld.

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45. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Chamasmany was last seen in Madrid 72hrs ago, when our Spanish courier escorted him to a rendezvous with Dunsmuir at location Q.

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46. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
As of this writing, the whereabouts of both Chamasmany and the #&%# are unknown.

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47. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
The following diplomatic traffic is now being intercepted: Amsterdam/Paris, Paris/Madrid, Paris/Rome. Contents attached.

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48. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
It is not to be quoted or referred to in communications to any other organizations, branches, sections, or divisions.

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49. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
This memo is not to circulate outside Station Zebra in its present form.

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50. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Subject: JCOS/DCI briefing preparation

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51. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
From: DBHarriss@cicgov.org/sz/asst_dep_sec

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52. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
CHAPTER SIXTEEN

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53. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
END OF CHAPTER FIFTEEN pic.twitter.com/mbln7YPKX3

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54. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
A week after that you were promoted.

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55. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
An hour after that the target arrived, and you went to work.

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56. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You went to the chair again, sat, and listened. Two hours later the scraping sounds stopped.

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57. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
And there would be a lot of explaining to do.

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58. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
No screws, nothing. It would take a spot welder to solve this.

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59. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
After you considered that list item by item, you went to the door again, to see how it was assembled.

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60. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Nothing to do but add it to the suffering you ignore in life. That we all ignore.

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61. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
The noise continued.

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62. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You thought about killing it. But how? You couldn’t reach it and you weren’t in the habit of carrying fast-acting mouse poison.

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63. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Then again, there were no steel columns before Man showed up. So maybe it was on us.

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64. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
At least it wasn’t in some lab having cancer injected into it. It was dying, but it wasn’t being killed.

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65. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Maybe the mouse now had some cosmic significance because you were aware of its imminent mortality.

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66. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
The kind of thinking H encouraged you to abandon.

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67. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Then you thought: how many trillions of creatures, humans included, have died without anyone knowing? Or caring?

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68. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Was it making deals with the mouse God in order to obtain a miraculous escape? Were you the mouse God? Were you the mouse?

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69. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
How did it decide when to rest and when to struggle?

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70. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Was its family wondering where it had gone and why it hadn’t come home? Was it usually good at this, or a fuckup?

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71. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Was it cursing itself for crawling in there? For being curious? Had it been trying to find food for its family? Maybe it fell in.

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72. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
What did the mouse know about its own predicament? How long before it died of starvation and exhaustion?

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73. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
And you started thinking.

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74. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You went back to the chair and listened to the mouse struggle while you waited for the target to arrive.

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75. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
No way to save it without taking the door apart.

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76. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Droppings indicated it had been there awhile. pic.twitter.com/mUf0dJiOdD

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77. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Obviously it had climbed in through the top and was now trapped; not enough clearance to escape from the bottom.

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78. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Inside the column: a mouse.

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79. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
A strong scratching sound drew you to a sliding door, then to your knees in front of the metal column opposite the door handle.

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80. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Judging from the spread, selling black market munitions paid very well. Until it didn’t.

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81. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You were in Grand Cayman. 1997. Alone in the bedroom of a resort home belonging to a target. pic.twitter.com/6TNSEujxi4

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82. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
So you wait, and waiting always makes you think of the mouse.

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83. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
The pattern is clearly random—what you need to remember is the one thing that eludes you.

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84. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
Not everything can be avoided when your head is in a hurry and reappearances remain a fixture.

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85. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
You don’t feel anything, so you decide to take another. pic.twitter.com/DgjCNyGJzW

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86. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 12 May
CHAPTER FIFTEEN

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87. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
END OF CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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88. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
BEAT i appreciate that, i just need to…i’m just going to stay here for a bit, have one more drink. pic.twitter.com/QJNqIYZUEc

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89. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
BEAT BEAT listen, dani, was it? you should…you should just go BEAT yeah something’s…i’m just not...it's not a good time.

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90. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
BEAT my man is in rome, and that estimate is still--BEAT yes, sir. i understand, the absolute moment--BEAT that shouldn’t be necessary BEAT

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91. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
BEAT i’m sorry, i need to take this. can you…i’ll just step in here BEAT yes BEAT put him through BEAT yes, sir

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92. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
no, i’d like to keep the socks on, if that’s okay BEAT i, uh, i work in…technology. security BEAT exactly. for your computer BEAT PHONE

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93. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
it’s all there. you can count it if you like BEAT pic.twitter.com/ynh6NcsPxf

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94. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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95. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
END OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN

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96. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
Not a minute goes by where you don’t think it’s pointless, but people need something to do with their hands.

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97. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
He had switched from wine to bottled water. In preparation. pic.twitter.com/xJDLKS9ytH

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98. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
When you were done feeding him, he filled the silence with talk about Walter. Something about their anniversary.

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99. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
Never trust what you want, or you might end up staring at the big blue marble from a great height.

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100. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
He would hear what you have to say, and he would repeat it to his captors. He might even be allowed to live.

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101. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
You both knew your hand had been forced. Not that it helped.

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102. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
The world is full of misplaced ambitions, and the only cure is a crash rewrite with no interruptions.

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103. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
His smile was at half-mast and his eyes were focused on the ending.

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104. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
By the time you sat he had arranged his expression into something life-like.

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105. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
When Paolo saw your face he also saw his future. He was too much of a pro to run. And not exactly young anymore.

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106. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
But everyone has a different definition of popular, and in this case the numbers do tell the whole story.

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107. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
The one where some geek didn’t invent the #&%# while on the payroll and then drop off the grid.

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108. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
The one where you weren’t recruited. The one where you quit to save your marriage.

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109. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
As you stare at the ceiling of the Pantheon, you imagine the other life. pic.twitter.com/FS29EjACk8

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110. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
CHAPTER THIRTEEN

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111. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
END OF CHAPTER TWELVE

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112. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
because not gary maloney hated movies.

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113. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
not gary maloney motioned for a refill. an actress, he guessed. he wasn’t sure, though.

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114. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
sibilant whispers traced her name in the air. it sounded familiar. american.

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115. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
a well-dressed woman had entered, trailing a handful of pilot fish disguised as people.

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116. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
the air in the room changed, and not gary maloney looked into the mirror behind the bar.

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117. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
he wondered what he would do with the gay italian after he got what he needed.

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118. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
ketel one on the rocks with lime. forty-two euros. and a short pour to boot. pic.twitter.com/xsQ7LLQpPd

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119. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
once there, he showered, shaved, and went downstairs to the bar. pic.twitter.com/buoccIFSU9

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120. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
not gary maloney took a taxi to the de russi. pic.twitter.com/DJVzsVbJIW

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121. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 6 May
CHAPTER TWELVE

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122. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
END OF CHAPTER ELEVEN

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123. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
The conclusion was determined from the start, and there isn’t a word for the taste in your mouth.

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124. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
The subtle phrases H left behind suggested a shortcut, but if everyone knows about a shortcut it’s not a shortcut anymore.

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125. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
She feels invaded, judging from her expression, so the only thing to do is book her a round trip to somewhere she won’t stand out.

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126. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
In the audience-friendly version you’d stay together, but it’s never going to be as good as you remember. Time to move on.

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127. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
The hole it left behind would become your new obsession.

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128. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
Then she told you everything, and when she was finished you were strangers; anything you shared disappeared.

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129. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
You were both quiet for awhile. No tears this time, you noticed.

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130. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
Then again part of you would like that. The simplicity of it. You said nothing.

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131. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
She stood in the parking lot and asked what you meant. Listening to her lie was like having your skin pulled off in one strip.

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132. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
CHAPTER ELEVEN

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133. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
END OF CHAPTER TEN

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134. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
thirty minutes later he was on a plane to rome. pic.twitter.com/K6frxtSCnQ

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135. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
at the gate, he uploaded one encrypted file from an internet cafe computer. pic.twitter.com/M2QotXLpgW

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136. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
he discarded all three phones before entering the international terminal at dulles.

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137. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
the first two were dictated messages to voice mail. the third was a conversation that lasted nine seconds.

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138. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
on the way to the airport, not gary maloney made three phone calls from three different disposable phones.

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139. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
all the people who knew gary maloney’s real name are dead. some from natural causes.

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140. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
not gary maloney felt it was a bad idea for any government agency to know his real name. for obvious reasons.

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141. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
gary maloney’s real name is not gary maloney.

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142. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
CHAPTER TEN

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143. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
END OF CHAPTER NINE

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144. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
And especially not while you’re driving. pic.twitter.com/VXxEU9YJuM

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145. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
Clearly the plan had been changed without your input, and the consequences couldn’t be nullified with the usual cocktail of distractions

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146. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
Remember what H said: A teaspoon is about earning trust; a tablespoon is something else altogether.

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147. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
No question it was her. Refusing to discuss the courier in Madrid, then this. Were you asleep?

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148. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
An hour later you were at Les Halles. An hour after that, M arrived.

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149. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
“I guess if there isn’t some sort of surprise, then what’s the whole thing for?” D said before stepping past you.

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Three passports. 500 Euros. A boarding pass. Alitalia. pic.twitter.com/GyKMBy2siV

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151. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
You put your gun away, although part of you wondered why. She nodded at S.

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152. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
CHAPTER NINE

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153. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
END OF CHAPTER EIGHT

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154. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
BEAT yes, sir. BEAT jesus. BEAT why are you still here? what the fuck are you smiling at?

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155. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
yes. BEAT yes, sir. BEAT i anticipate retrieval of all assets within 24 hours. i have my best man in front of me now.

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156. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
gary, listen to me: you do not want to be in the blast radius of the #&%# situation PHONE

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157. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
and would this be buffet style or a la carte? BEAT okay. eyes on her. no touching. yet. BEAT how do you know about that? BEAT

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158. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
BEAT sherrill will sort all that out. anything else? BEAT

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159. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
he is a fucking tumor, and you are going to cut off his blood supply. i want him on a graph yesterday.

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160. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 2 May
CHAPTER EIGHT

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161. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER SEVEN.

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162. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Then complete silence. Then darkness. A beat. D appeared at the door.

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163. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
S was on the floor. Light from the bathroom highlighted his blood. The sound of the sink running his requiem.

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164. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
No response. The bedroom next.

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165. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You drew your gun, and started breathing through your mouth. You called her name, softly.

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166. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
As soon as you saw D’s jacket on the floor you should have known this was just part of an attempt to move things along.

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167. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
That's why she was early for the S meeting. Remember? The door was open.

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168. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Suddenly all those off-the-record chats with H made perfect sense to you.

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169. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Then she mentioned the #&%#. That S had told her where it was.

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170. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
The smell of ignited sulfur filled the car, followed by the thin smoke of D’s ultra-light. There was nothing to go back to.

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171. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Thirty minutes later you’re driving, D beside you.

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172. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You know what H would say: The beats are a map, not a clue.

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173. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
She said you fell asleep with your fists clenched last night, but she didn’t seem worried.

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174. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER SEVEN.

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175. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER SIX.

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176. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
no, but i can--i can--yes, we can--BEAT (off, left) sherrill, can you--get gary maloney

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177. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
well, if she confesses and he kills her, great. the question is will she kill him first? BEAT

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178. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER SIX.

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179. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER FIVE.

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180. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Follow your instincts before the numbness becomes a symptom instead of the other way around.

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181. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
She might be your age when you wake up, and who knows what she’s seen. pic.twitter.com/Bl5rMVcSRW

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182. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
There’s nothing to eat or drink here. She sleeps with her back to you. pic.twitter.com/7eLKCpQ6Ji

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183. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You both knew M stepped off the merry-go-round and got exactly what he asked for.

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184. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You always said you deserved each other, but the fact is you would be mad if she agreed. pic.twitter.com/5FUQL7I80p

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185. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
It’s late and your attitude is nowhere to be found.

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186. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
She wanted to hear herself talk. That’s when you learned you can be lonely anywhere.

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187. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Your stomach tightened, and any and all conclusions crawled away to look for sustenance or an exit.

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188. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
At the safe house her tears came right on schedule.

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189. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER FIVE.

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190. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
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191. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER FOUR.

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192. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
where’s sonnenfeld? BEAT well, keep looking. BEAT my guess would be rome...

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193. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
no. wait for them to move. she’s obviously dirty, and he must know that, but let’s see what he does.

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194. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
where’s the girl? BEAT

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195. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
what? wait a minute—what was Michel doing at les halles? how he even know to be there? BEAT BEAT

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196. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER FOUR.

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197. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER THREE.

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198. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Mayhem. The French have a word for what came out the back of M’s head: sweetbreads.

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199. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
And when M’s hand moved, you didn’t hesitate. Did they think you were a fucking child?

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200. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Loud laughter from the Americans at the next table turned your heads. pic.twitter.com/Oze0O62QMS

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201. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
“Fuck fair!” M said. “It’s not like waving a wand!”

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202. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
To cover, you said something about H and the company. Something amusing.

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203. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You glanced at D. The crack in her veneer was threatening to become a crevasse.

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204. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
M’s stale sweat smelled like failure. You downed your drink and said, “The only people who enjoy this kind of thing tend to suck at it.”

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205. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
“Who are your heroes?” What kind of question was that? You needed to get out of there.

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206. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You looked at M and thought: A perpetual smirk must be earned, otherwise it lives alone.

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207. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Her deference was nauseating. Every “sir” that came out of her mouth felt like a dagger.

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208. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
When M mentioned something about Madrid, D lowered her head. A series of questions followed, and she answered. His drink arrived.

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209. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
H used to say procedure was a masking agent and nothing more, but he also kept repeating himself in the way vermouth sometimes does.

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210. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You made a mental note of the exits. M sat without a word and gestured for a waiter. pic.twitter.com/R6sQAXsxpJ

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211. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Under your breath you said D’s name. She looked at you and then the door.

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212. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
“Have another glass,” you said. She refused, and checked her watch. That’s when you spotted M shoulder his way through the door.

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213. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Dessert. The room was a lot louder than it was an hour ago, and D knew it.

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214. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You had to admit you’d lost the thread months ago. Maybe if you could get the #&%# it would buy you some time.

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215. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You asked again and she said not to worry, but everything sounded like a worst-case scenario with fuck-you money around the edges.

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216. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You asked D about Madrid, and she smiled an answer.

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217. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
By the time you reached the restaurant, things had changed.

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218. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER THREE.

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219. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER TWO.

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220. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
BEAT i absolutely will, yes, yes-- BEAT fuck

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221. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
turner’s fucking cat food if he doesn’t PHONE yes? BEAT hello? BEAT hi, ted, i was BEAT yes, i know i BEAT i don’t really have one right now

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222. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
somebody would have come up with the #&%# eventually, why are you so special for coming up with something everyone predicted?

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223. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
like you’re the first person who ever had an idea? fucking kids like you are hanging out in every fucking starbucks in the world.

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224. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
this kid. this FUCKER. that look on his face. arrogant piece of...what, we’re supposed to treat you like a rock star?

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225. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER TWO.

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226. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
END OF CHAPTER ONE.

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227. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
If S was in Paris, then so was the #&%#. Good to know. pic.twitter.com/mbon8vRYXo

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228. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
A text from D. breaks the spell: Meet with S at 2000 hrs at Apt 23. _______ restaurant at 2130hrs to follow.

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229. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Never heard if they found Luis or not. Hopefully not. pic.twitter.com/umLUHYsc6M

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230. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
A successful trip all in all, even if death was on the menu and your employer owns your history. pic.twitter.com/i5wr2KBFJT

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231. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Still...

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232. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
The American liaison had a worried look. And the joke about ordering breakfast into the lamp didn’t help.

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233. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Where the entire 6th floor is wired like Marilyn’s bedroom. But that was okay. You were supposed to be married.

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234. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
pic.twitter.com/heZW25aLnx

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235. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Your first memory of her was her neck. Neither of you said anything worth hearing that night, the first of three at the Nacional.

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236. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
The hotel in Paris is a womb. No message from D. pic.twitter.com/PfnWMUtxk0

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237. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
The smart move is to pull up stakes and head for the nearest cliché. But you don’t.

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238. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
But now there’s a new definition of permanent, and the same page is something for everyone to get off of.

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239. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
After all, it’s easy to imagine the worst and the pay isn’t too bad, either. Why else have you been saying yes?

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240. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
H always said, “The hours are great if you agree to work whenever they want you to.”

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241. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
A message: Paris by train. Overnight.

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242. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
The window reminds you that you haven’t been in one place for more than a week in four years. pic.twitter.com/m78b98AsnM

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243. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Everything that used to be a foregone conclusion was for sale—cheap—and regret was a dead battery. pic.twitter.com/47HfFZtGmG

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244. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
You’ve become the receptacle for everything forgotten, and an impulse can only be ignored for so long before people begin to wonder.

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245. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Like anything else, the #&%# was only valuable because everyone wanted it and nobody had it.

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246. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
It was difficult for you not to assume the worst after the way your funeral went down. The whole thing seemed like a parody of itself.

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247. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
Amsterdam. pic.twitter.com/K7BKflK17w

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248. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
CHAPTER ONE.

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249. Bitchuation ‏@Bitchuation 28 Apr
I will now attempt to tweet a novella called GLUE.

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