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    Monday, January 3rd, 2011
    12:38 pm
    @@@@@ Kyle did not look in our directionI saw his
    @@@@@
    Kyle did not look in our directionI saw his face in profile; his right eye was nearly swollen
    shut
    “Walter died human,” Kyle said“None of us can ask for more than that He threw a fistful of
    dirt into the dark shape on the ground
    Kyle rejoined the group
    Jared stood beside himHe took the short walk and stopped at the edge of Walter's grave
    “Walter was good through and throughNot one of us is his equal
    Jamie walked forward, and Jared patted his shoulder once as they passed each other
    “Walter was brave,” Jamie said“He wasn't afraid to die, he wasn't afraid to live, and… he
    wasn't afraid tobelieveHe made his own decisions, and he made good ones Jamie threw his
    handfulHe turned and walked back, his eyes locked on mine the whole way
    “Your turn,” he whispered when he was at my side
    Andy was already moving forward, a shovel in his hands
    “Wait,” Jamie said in a low voice that carried in the silence“Wanda and Ian haven't said
    anything
    There was an unhappy mutter around meMy brain felt like it was pitching and heaving inside
    my skull
    “Let's have some respect,” Jeb said, louder than JamieIt felt too loud to me
    My first instinct was to wave Andy ahead and make Ian carry me away
    11:10 am
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    replica rolex submariner,black chanel tote,rolex oyster perpetual daytona,tiffany 925,chanel white j12 watch@@@@@"Lots of money in your own business, huh?"
    "Sometimes
    Martinez considered thisMoney! A little perspiration formed on his palmsHe thought for a moment of a man named Ysidro Juaninez, a brothelkeeper who had always fascinated him when he was a childHe shivered as he remembered the way Ysidro would hold a thick sheaf of dollar replica rolex submariner bills in his hand"After the war maybe I get out of the Army
    "You certainly ought to," Goldstein said"I mean you're an intelligent fellow and you're dependable He did not know how to say itHe was always embarrassed at mentioning the fact that he was a MexicanHe thought it was bad manners as if he were blaming the man he told it to, black chanel tote implying that it was his fault there were no good jobs for himBesides, there was always the irrational hope he might be taken for a pure Spaniard
    "Still, I'm no educated," he said
    Goldstein shook his head in commiseration"That's an obstacle, it's trueI've always wanted a college education, and I feel its absenceBut for business a good rolex oyster perpetual daytona head can carry you throughI really believe in being honest and sincere in business; all the really big men got where they are through decencyHe wondered how big a room a very rich man needed to hold his moneyImages of rich clothing, of shoeshines and hand-painted ties, a succession of tall blonde women with hard cold grace and tiffany 925 brittle charm languished in his head"A rich man do anything he damn well feel like it," Martinez said with admiration
    "Well, if I were rich I'd like to be charitablewhat I want is to be well off, and have a nice house, some securityDo you know New York?"
    "No
    "Anyway there's a suburb I'd like to live in," Goldstein said, nodding his chanel white j12 watch hea
    Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
    12:38 pm
    @@@@@That's the trouble with the goddam war; a
    @@@@@That's the trouble with the goddam war; a man cain't get off by hisself, and do the kind of things where he had a good time for hisself and don't hurt no one a damn bit
    Croft grunted inaudibly and wiped the mouth of the canteen before he drankRed sifted some dirt through his fingersThe liquor had been sweet and raw; it had rasped his throat and the irritation expanded through his bodyHe rubbed the side of his lumpish red nose and spat angrily"No one's gonna ask you what you want to do," he told Wilson"They just send you out to get your ass blown off For an instant, he saw again the dead bodies in the green draw, the naked look of lacerated flesh"Don't kid yourself," he said, "a man's no more important than a goddam cow
    Gallagher was remembering how the legs and arms of the Japanese prisoner had twitched for a second after Croft had shot him"Just like wringing the neck of a fuggin chicken," he muttered surlilyHis face was drawn, and there were shadows under his eyes"Why not you keep quiet?" he asked"We see same things you do His voice, almost always quiet and polite, had an angry strident note which amazed Gallagher and silenced him
    "Let's pass the canteen around," Wilson suggestedHe tilted it upward, and drank the last inch"Guess we got to open another one," he sighed
    "We all paid up for this," Croft said"Let's see we drink the same amount
    They sat about in a circle, passing the canteen from time to time, and talking in slow indifferent voices which began to blur before the second canteen was finishedThe sun was dropping toward the west, and for the first time that afternoon shadows were beginning to drift from the trees and the black-green ponchos of their pup tentsGoldstein and Ridges and Wyman were sitting about thirty yards away talking in soft voicesOccasionally, a noise of some minor activity -- a truck grinding up the lane that led to the bivouac or the shouts of some soldiers on a labor detail -- would filter through the coconut groveEvery fifteen minutes a battery about a mile away would fire, and a part of their minds would wait for the sound of the explosion when the shells landed
    11:10 am
    @@@@@A gleaming white canvas walkway led from
    @@@@@A gleaming white canvas
    walkway led from the scoured white marble carriage block to the
    portico's stepsOver walkway and block a white canvas awning had
    been
    erected"Just think," she said, marvelling, "you could go from your
    carriage to the Ball in the pouring rain and not a drop of water
    would touch you"That's the idea," Rhett agreed, "but it's never been
    testedIt never rains on the night of the Saint Cecilia
    "Rhett!" Eleanor Butler was genuinely shockedScarlett smiled at
    Rhett, pleased that he could make fun of something that he took as
    seriously as this ballHe'd told her all about it, how many years and
    years it had been going on-everything in Charleston seemed to have
    been
    around for at least a hundred years-how it was completely run by
    men
    Only men could be members of the Society"Step down, Scarlett,"
    said
    Rhett, "you should feel right at home hereThis building is the
    Hibernian HallInside you'll see a plaque with the harp of Ireland
    in best gold paint
    Don't be rude," scolded his motherScarlett stepped out with her
    pugnacious chin-so like her Irish father's-held highWhat were those
    Yankee soldiers doing? Scarlett's throat contracted with momentary
    fearWere they planning to cause trouble because they'd been beaten
    by the ladies before? Then she saw the crowds behind them, eager
    faces
    bobbing from side to side in an effort to see the figures emerging from
    the carriagesWhy, the Yankees are holding people back to make a
    path
    for us! Just like servants, like the torch boys or the footmenWhy don't they just give up and go away? Nobody
    pays them any mind anyhowShe looked over the heads of the
    soldiers
    and smiled brilliantly at the staring crowds before she stepped down
    from the carriage blockIf only she could have had a new gown
    instead
    of this tired old thing
    She'd just have to make the best of itShe took three steps forward,
    then expertly cast the gown's train from across her arm to fall behind
    herIt spread out on the white walkway, untouched by dust, to sweep
    regally behind her as she promenaded into The Ball of the Season
    She
    paused in the entrance hall, waiting for the othersHer eyes were
    drawn upward, following the graceful arc of the staircase to the second
    floor's wide landing and the glittering candlelit crystal chandelier
    suspended over the soaring open spac
    Saturday, January 1st, 2011
    12:43 pm
    @@@@@ If he killed himself doing it, they would
    @@@@@
    If he killed himself doing it, they would have been real sorry, but
    there are rules for handling sorrowSociety needs rules, Scarlett, to
    hold itself togetherWhat you did broke all the rulesYou made a
    scene in publicYou laid hands on a man who wasn't your husbandYou raised a ruckus that interrupted a burial, a ceremony
    that everybody knows the rules toYou broke up the last rites of a
    saintThere's not a lady in this town that isn't lined up on India's
    side right nowThat means against youYou don't have a friend to
    your name, ScarlettAnd if you have anything at all to do with
    Ashley, you'll fix it so that he's just as outcast as you"The ladies
    are against youGod help you, Scarlett, because I can'tWhen
    Christian ladies turn on you, you'd better not hope for Christian
    charity or forgiveness
    They won't allow it in anybody else, either, especially not their
    menfolkThey own their men, body and soulThat's why I've always
    kept my distance from the misnamed 'gentle sex
    "I wish you well, ScarlettYou know I've always liked youThat's
    about all I can offer, good wishesYou've made a mess of things, and
    I don't know how you can ever put it right The old lawyer stood
    up
    "Leave Ashley where he isSome sweet-talking little lady will come
    along one of these days and snap him upThen she'll take care of
    11:18 am
    @@@@@“Our telephone service here is not the most
    @@@@@“Our telephone service here is not the
    most sophisticated, especially where pay phones are concerned, which I presume you were
    instructed to use, but within a day or so that number can be tracedWhy not simply give it to Sir
    Henry nowHe obviously needs to know quickly, so where is the harm?”
    “The harm, sir, is to our superiors in the organization—that was made explicitly clear to me
    personally
    “What’s the name of this international organization?”
    “I don’t know, Sir HenryThat is part of the confidensheeality, do you not see?”
    “I’m afraid you’re the one who doesn’t see, MrPritchard,” said Sykes, his voice clipped, his
    anger surfacing
    “Oh, but I do, Sir Henry, and I shall prove it to you!” interrupted the deputy, looking at each
    man as if to draw the skeptical Sykes and the astonished attorney, as well as his adoring nephew,
    into his confidence“A large sum of money was wired from a private banking institution in
    Switzerland directly to my own account here in MontserratThe instructions were clear, if flexible
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    362
    The funds were to be used liberally in pursuit of the assignments delegated to me
    Transportation, entertainment, lodgings—I was told I had complete discretion, but, of course, I
    keep a record of all expenditures, as I do as the second highest officer of immigrationWho but
    vastly superior people would put such trust in a man they knew only by an enviable reputation and
    position?”
    Henry Sykes and Jonathan Lemuel again looked at each other, astonishment and disbelief now
    joined by total fascinationSir Henry leaned forward over the desk“Beyond this—shall we say—
    in-depth observation of John StJacques requiring the obvious services of your nephew, have you
    been given other assignments?”
    “Actually not, sir, but I’m sure that as soon as the leaders see how expeditiously I have
    performed, others will follow
    Lemuel raised his hand calmly a few inches off the arm of his chair to inhibit a red-faced Sykes
    “Tell me,” he said quickly, gently“This large sum of money sent from Switzerland, just how large
    was it? The amount doesn’t matter legally, and Sir Henry can always call your bank under the laws
    of the Crown, so please tell us
    “Three hundred pounds!” replied the elder Pritchard, the pride of his value in his voice?” The solicitor’s words trailed off
    “Not exactly staggering, eh?” mumbled Sir Henry, leaning back, speechless
    “Roughly,” continued Lemuel, “what’s been your expenses?”
    “Not roughly, but precisely,” affirmed the deputy director of immigration, removing a small
    notebook from the breast pocket of his uniform
    “My brilliant uncle is always precise,” offered Buckingham Pritchard
    “How much?” insisted the attorney
    “Precisely twenty-six pounds, five shillings, English, or the equivalent of one hundred thirty-two
    East Caribbean dollars, the EC’s rounded off to the nearest double zero at the latest rate of
    exchange—in this case I absorbed forty-seven cents, so ente
    Friday, December 31st, 2010
    12:46 pm
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    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    211
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    “I want to talk about the Jew
    “We’ll get to him—”
    “Now
    “Please don’t give orders to me,” said the attorney from one of Wall Street’s most prestigious
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    “Hey, farabutto! You don’t talk to me like that!”
    “I’ll talk to you any way I likeOn the outside, and to your credit in negotiations, you’re a
    very masculine, very macho fellow The lawyer calmly uncrossed and crossed his legs“But the
    inside’s quite different, isn’t it? You’ve got a soft heart, or should I say hard loins, for pretty young
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    “Silenzio!” The Italian shot forward on the couch
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    “You son of a bitch!”
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    maneuvers, using ambiguous phrases in the military code regarding prada logo civilians, I saved him from a
    dishonorable discharge, but it was obvious that he had to resign from the serviceUnfortunately, he
    never went on to a productive life; he shot himself two hours after the verdictYou see, he’d
    become a pariah, a disgrace before his peers and he couldn’t handle the burden
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    11:18 am
    @@@@@But all that's a long time ago, much booze
    @@@@@But all that's a
    long time ago, much booze under the bridge since,
    and you can't ask her about it now, can you? Not
    if she's as bad as you say
    "No, but maybe she'll come backWireman says she
    has before
    "We'll hope," Mary said"She's a rarity, you know
    Florida's full of old people - they don't call it
    God's waiting room for nothing - but precious few
    of em grew up hereThe Suncoast Elizabeth
    remembers - remembered - really was another
    FloridaNot the hurry-scurry sprawl we have now,
    with the domed stadiums and the turnpikes going
    everywhere, and not the one I grew up in, eitherMacDonald Florida, back when
    people in Sarasota still knew their neighbors and
    the Tamiami Trail was a honky-tonkBack then
    people sometimes still came home from church to
    find alligators in their swimming pools and
    bobcats rooting in their trash
    619
    She was actually very drunk, I realizedbut
    that didn't make her uninteresting
    "The Florida Elizabeth and her sisters grew up in
    was the one that existed after the Indians were
    gone but before old MrWhite Man had fully
    consholconsolidated his holdYour little
    island would have looked very different to you
    I've seen the picturesIt was cabbage palms
    covered in strangler fig and gumbo limbo and slash
    pine inland; it was liveoak and mangrove in the
    few places the ground was wetThere was Cherokee
    bean and inkberry low on the ground, but none of
    that jungle shit that's growing out there nowThe
    beaches are the only thing that's the same, and
    the sea oats, of courselike the hem of a skirt
    The drawbridge was there at the north end, but
    there was just one house
    "What caused all that growth?" I asked"Do you
    have any idea? I mean three quarters of the island
    is buried in it
    She might not have he
    Thursday, December 30th, 2010
    12:36 pm
    @@@@@Her survival skills were better, but she
    @@@@@Her
    survival skills were better, but she was flying
    home from France yet again, and that told me
    somethingI'd go, I'd make nice, and I
    would be sure to pack Reba, just in case one of my
    rages swept over meThey were abating, but of
    course on Duma Key there was really nothing to
    rage against except for my periodic forgetfulness
    and shitty limpI called the charter service I'd
    used for the last fifteen years and confirmed a
    Learjet, Sarasota to MSP International, leaving at
    nine o'clock AM on the twenty-fourth of December
    I called Jack, who said he'd be happy to drive me
    to Dolphin Aviation and pick me up again on the
    118
    twenty-eighthAnd then, just when I had all of my
    ducks in a row, Pam called to tell me the whole
    thing was off
    vi
    Pam's father was a retired MarineHe and his wife
    had relocated to Palm Desert, California, in the
    last year of the twentieth century, settling in
    one of those gated communities where there's one
    token African-American couple and four token
    Jewish couplesChildren and vegetarians are not
    allowedResidents must vote Republican and own
    small dogs with rhinestone collars, stupid eyes,
    and names that end in iTaffi is good, Cassi is
    better, and something like Rififi is the total
    shitPam's father had been diagnosed with rectal
    cancerIt didn't surprise mePut a bunch of
    white assholes together and you're going to find
    that going around
    I did not say this to my wife, who started off
    strong and then broke down in tears"He's started
    the chemo, but Momma says it might already have
    metasoh, whatever that fucking word
    119
    is, I sound like you!" And then, still sniffing
    but sounding shocked and humbled: "I'm sorry,
    Eddie, that was terrible
    "No, it wasn't," I said"It wasn't terrible at
    allAnd the word is metastasizedAnyway, they're doing the surgery
    to take out the main tumor tonight She was
    starting to cry again"I can't believe this is
    happening to my Dad
    "Take it easy," I said"They do miracles these
    days
    11:10 am
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    He asked us to put everything down and sit with him on the front step of our houseWith Cartier Tortue a smile, he gently explained what the word "counterfeiting" meant
    Our dreams were dashed"You mean this is illegal?" asked Mike in a
    quivering voice
    "Let them go," my dad's friend said"They might be developing a natural talent
    My dad glared at him
    "Yes, it is chanel silver illegal," my dad said gently"But you boys have shown great creativity and original thoughtI'm really proud of you!"
    Disappointed, Mike and I sat in silence for about twenty minutes before we began cleaning up our messThe business was over on opening daySweeping the womens rolex watches powder up, I looked at Mike and said, "I guess Jimmy and his friends are right
    My father was just leaving as I said that"You're only poor if you give upThe most important thing is that you did somethingMost people only talk and dream of getting richYou've done rolex prices somethingI'm very proud of the two of you
    Mike and I stood there in silenceThey were nice words, but we still did not know what to do
    "So how come you're not rich, dad?" I asked
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    Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
    12:36 pm
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    than Trudy
    When we reached our room, Jamie sank gratefully onto the big mattress
    “You sure you're okay?” I checkedDoc says I'll be fine in a few days
    I nodded, though I was not convinced
    “I'm going to go clean womens rolex watches up,” Trudy murmured as she left
    Ian propped himself against the wall, going nowhere
    Keep your face down when you lie,Melanie suggested
    “Ian?” I stared intently at Jamie's bloody leg“Do you mind getting us some food? I'm hungry,
    tooGet us fake cartier something good
    I could feel Ian's eyes on me, but I didn't look up“I'll be back in just a second He emphasized the short time
    I kept my gaze down, as if I were examining the wound, until I heard his footsteps fade
    “You aren't mad at me?” sale gucci handbags Jamie asked
    “I know you didn't want me to go
    “You're safe now; that's all that matters I patted his arm absentmindedlyThen I got to my
    feet and let my hair, now chin length, fall forward to hide my face
    “I'll be right back–I forgot louis vuitton prices something I wanted to tell Ian
    “What?” he asked, confused by my tone
    “You'll be okay here by yourself?”
    “Course I will,” he retorted, sidetracked
    I ducked out around the screen before he could ask anything else
    The hall was clear, Ian out of gucci for women sigh
    11:10 am
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    RED: Sure, that's why they picked himListen, boy, forget about it, you ain't gonna get out of the Army, ain't any of us gonna get out
    POLACK: You wanta know something, if I had eighteen months, I could work that rotationYou just gotta start sucking Mantelli, or that fat fug first sergeant, and you win a little money in poker, slip them twenty-thirty pounds, and say, 'Here, for a cigar, for a rotation cigar, get it!' There's ways
    BROWN: quilted chanel bag By God, Red, Polack could be right, you remember when they picked Sanders, who the hell was he, not a goddam thing to recommend him except that he had his nose up Mantelli for the last year
    RED: I'll tell you what, don't try it, BrownYou start sucking Mantelli and he'll get to like you so much he couldn't bear to let you go
    MINETTA: I mean what kind of deal is this? Just like the goddam Army, give you something with one hand and take it omega seamaster watch away with the other, they just make you eat your heart out
    POLACK: You're getting wise to yourself
    BROWN: (Sighing) Aah, it makes you sick(Turning over in his blankets) Good night
    RED: (Lying on his back, gazing at the pacific stars) That rotation ain't a plan to get men home, it's a plan how not to get them home
    MINETTA: Yeah, good night
    (Assorted speeches) Good night
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    4

    THE PLATOON passed an uneasy night in the hollowThe men were too tired to sleep well, and shivered in their blanketsWhen it came each man's turn for guard, he would stumble up to the crest of the hill and stare over the grass into the valley belowEverything was cold and silver in the moonlight, and the hills had become gauntThe sleeping men in the hollow beneath him were removed and distantEach man on guard felt motorcycle balenciaga alone, terribly alone, as though looking out on the valleys and craters of the moonNothing moved, and yet nothing was stillThe wind was wistful and reflective; the grass rustled, advanced and retreated in shimmering rustling wavesThe night was intensely silent and pendent
    In the dawn they folded their blankets, made their packs, and ate a K ration, chewing slowly, and without relish, the cold tinned ham and eggs and the square graham Cartier watch tank cracker
    Monday, December 27th, 2010
    12:38 pm
    @@@@@ He selected another one, went into his
    @@@@@
    He selected another one, went into his motion, threw it up, and missed this time"Well, anyway, I been hitting them about three out of five on an average," he told himselfIt was all right; he hadn't lost his eyeHe'd have to write a letter to his rifle club back in Allentown telling them about this
    That skeet shooting was all rightHe'd have to try it when he got backIf he could hit pebbles three out of five with a carbine, they'd have to blind him before he'd miss a clay plate with a shotgunHis ear ached slightly, comfortably, from the noise of firing the carbine
    Conn and Dove were sporting in the water about a hundred yards away and he waved to themAnother wavelet encircled his anklesOr better than writing to the rifle club, he could send them a picture
    Dalleson turned around and looked over the sand at the officers playing bridge"Hey, Leach, where the hell are you?" he bellowed
    A tall slim officer with a lean face and silver-rimmed glasses sat up in the sand"I'm over here, Major, what do you want?"
    "Did you take your camera along?" Leach nodded dubiously"Well, bring it over, will ya?" Dalleson shoutedLeach was his assistant, a captain, in operations and training
    Dalleson grinned at him as he came overLeach was a good fellow, agreeable, did his work all right, anxious to please"Listen, Leach, I'd like ya to take a picture of me shooting some pebbles
    "It's going to be kind of hard, MajorThis's just a little ol' box camera, and it's only got a shutter speed of one-twenty-fifth of a second"Aw hell, it'll be good enough
    "Well, I'll tell you, Major, I'll be frank about it" -- Leach's voice was soft with a southern accent -- "I'd like to oblige you but I only have but three pictures left, and it's kinda hard to get film
    "I'll pay you for it," Dalleson offer
    11:10 am
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    remembered that Scarlett had not told them she was going out that
    morning, nor where she had beenWhen Scarlett reported that she'd
    been to the Cathedral, Pauline put her finger to her lipsPere, she
    said, was unfortunately extremely opposed to Roman CatholicismIt
    had
    something to do with French history, she wasn't sure what, but he got
    very angry about the ChurchThat was the reason she and Eulalie
    always Chanel Necklaces left Charleston after Mass to come to Savannah and left
    Savannah
    on Saturday to return to CharlestonThis year there was a particular
    difficulty; because Easter was so early, they would be in Savannah for
    Ash Wednesday
    Naturally they had to attend Mass, and they could leave the house
    early
    and unobservedBut how could they keep their father from seeing the
    smudges of ash on their foreheads when they returned to the sale gucci handbags house?
    "Wash your face," said Scarlett impatiently, thereby revealing her
    ignorance and the recent date of her return to religionShe dropped
    her napkin on the table"I've got to be off," she said brisklyI'm going to visit my O'Hara uncles and aunts She didn't want
    anyone to know that she was trying to buy the convent's share of
    Tara
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    even
    write to kelly bag hermes Suellen"What time do we leave in the
    morning for Mass?"
    She'd be sure to mention it to the Mother SuperiorNo need to let on
    that she'd forgotten all about Ash WednesdayWhat a bother it was
    that she'd left her rosary in CharlestonOh, well, she could buy a
    new one at her O'Hara uncles' storeIf she remembered correctly,
    they
    had everything in there from bonnets to plows
    "Miss Scarlett, when are we going home to Atlanta? I don't rolex daytona cosmograph feel
    comfortable with the folks in your Grandpa's kitchenAnd my shoes is just about wore out from all this walking
    When are we going home where you got all the fine carriages?"
    "Stop that everlasting complaining, PansyWe'll go when I say go and
    where I say go Scarlett's response had no real heat in it; she was
    trying to remember where her uncles' store was, and having no luckI
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    Sunday, December 26th, 2010
    12:46 pm
    @@@@@Her mother was our sister Ellen, and she's
    @@@@@Her mother was our sister Ellen, and
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    The old gentleman bowed and kissed Scarlett's hand, the lady
    introduced
    her grandson, who gazed at Scarlett as if he had been struck by
    lightningFor Scarlett the day was getting better with every passing
    minuteThen she saw that the next walkers approaching them were
    men
    in blue uniformsHer step faltered, she grabbed Pauline's arm
    "Auntie," she whispered, "there are Yankee soldiers coming at us
    "Keep walking," said Pauline clearly
    "They'll have to get out of our way Scarlett looked at Pauline with
    shockWho would have thought that her skinny old aunt could be so
    brave? Her own heart was thumping so loud that she was sure the
    Yankee
    soldiers would hear it, but she willed her feet to move
    When only three paces separated them, the soldiers drew aside,
    pressing
    their bodies against the railings of metal pipe that lined the edge of
    the walkway along the waterPauline and Eulalie sailed past them as
    if they were not thereScarlett lifted her chin to equal the tilt of
    her aunts' and kept paceSomewhere ahead of them a band began to
    play
    "Oh! Susanna The rollicking, merry tune was as bright and sunny as
    the dayEulalie and Pauline walked more quickly, keeping time with
    the music, but Scarlett's feet felt like leadCoward! she berated
    herselfBut inside she couldn't stop trembling"Why are there so
    many damned Yankees in Charleston?" she asked angrily"I saw
    some at
    the depot, too
    "My goodness, Scarlett," said Eulalie, "didn't you know? Charleston is
    still under military occupationThey'll likely never leave us
    alone
    They hate us because we threw them out of Fort Sumter and then held
    it
    against their whole fleet
    "And heaven only knows how many regiments," Pauline addedú The
    sisters' faces were glowing with prid
    11:18 am
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    gates and myriad cameras, he was as close to being in a state of shock while still being able to keep
    walking, observing, absorbing, thinking
    The American compound, presumably like those of the different countries, was broken up into
    sections, built on areas anywhere from two to five acres, each distinctly separate from the others
    One area, erected on the banks of the river, might be the heart of a Maine waterfront village;
    another, farther inland, a small Southern town; yet another, a busy metropolitan city streetEach
    was completely “authentic” with the appropriate vehicular traffic, police, dress codes, shops,
    grocery and drug stores, gas stations and mock structures of buildings—many of which rose two
    stories high and were so real they had American hardware on the doors and windowsObviously, as
    vital as the physical appearances was language—not merely the fluent use of English but the
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    New England Down East with its “eeahh” to Texas’s drawl and its familiar “you-alls”; from the
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    statementsIt was all incredibleIt was not simply beyond belief, it made the true suspension of
    disbelief frighteningly viable
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    each other
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    “He may come because he wants to see me, not because he wants to harm me
    “That is not Santos—”
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    “Mais certainementOn several occasions I have slept on his couch upstairs, personally carried
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    “Upstairs?”
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    226
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    much to drinkAsk him for money, a bottle, whatever
    Like children, Maurice-René and Ralph clutched the franc notes, glancing at each other both as
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    “How long do you want us to hassle this turkey?” asked the American from the Deep South
    “I will talk the ears off his bald head!” added the Belgian“No, just long enough for me to see
    that he’s alone,” said Bourne, “that no one else is with him or comes out after him
    “Piece a’ cake, man
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    11:18 am
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    "She and her new hubby came back, but by then it
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    He glanced at them without much interest
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    660
    I tapped the picnic basket, which the young black
    woman was holding with both hands, her arms
    bunched as though it was heavyHeavier than just
    a few sandwiches could account for, you'd think
    but maybe there was a whole chicken in thereAnd
    maybe a few bottles of beer for ole massa, as well
    - a little reward after he'd finished his day's
    dives"What color would you say that hamper is?
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    Wireman gave me a strange look"In a black-andwhite
    photograph, it's hard to tell
    "Tell me how the storm led to the deaths of the
    little girls
    He opened the folder again and handed me an old
    news story with an accompanying photograph"This
    is from the Venice Gondolier, March 28th, 1927I
    got the original info on the netJack Cantori
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