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1、FRAGMENTSOFAPAINTEDEGGSHELLAlexanderJablokov"I'mnotsurewhatyoumean,"Paulasaid,leafingthroughtheimmensestackoflettersthathadsomehowcometobecoveringherkitchencounter."Whicholdpostcardareyoutalkingabout?"Shetappedandalignedtheenvelopes,makingthemseemorderly."Well,anyofthem...butthereisonespec
2、ificoneI'mthinkingof."Mark'svoicesoundedhollow.Hedidinsistonusingthatancientheavy-handsetphone,boughtatsomelong-agoyardsale.He'dgottenitafterthedivorce,goodriddance,andPaulahadreplasteredthespotonthekitchenwhereithadhung.Sheworeaheadset,andcouldmovearoundasshecookeddinner.Markhadneverbeena
3、bletorecognizethesimplestsolutionstothings.Shestartedtoopentheletterswiththecleaver,butquitwhenshesawhowmuchredbellpeppershewasgettingallovereverything.Besides,sheshouldreallyfinishchoppingthepepperbeforeshegottoanythingelse."ApostcardfromFrance."Shewanderedfromthekitchenintoherofficetoloo
4、kforaletteropener."Yes,that'sright."OnlysomethingreallyimportantwouldmakehimcalloutsidetheirusualscheduleforsharingoutRue'stime.SowhatwasitaboutthepostcardsMarkhadsentherwhiletheywerestilldatingthatmadeherex-husbanddesperateenoughtotalktoher?"Ijustthrewallthatoldstuffinboxes,"shesaid,distr
5、actedbytheBillableAccountsfiledisplayedonhercomputerscreen.Sheploppeddowninherworkchair,throwingthestackoflettersintotheoverflowing"ToDo"boxonthefloor,andstartedlookingthroughtheactiveaccounts."Iwasn'tinmuchofamoodtobetooorderly.Idon'tevenknowifIstillhaveanyofit.""Youhaveit.Couldyoupleaset
6、akealook?""Sure,sure...."ThereweresomeextrahourstobebilledontheHammerslyhouse--PaulaPursangConstructionhadcompletelyredesignedtheirmoldingsthreetimesnow.Easymoney,butapainintheass...."Paula,areyoupayingattentiontowhatI'msaying?"Mark'svoicewasn'tangry,justtired."OfcourseIam.It'ssomewhereint
7、hebasement.I'lljusthavetoputabucketovermyheadtoprotectmyselfagainsttheTergiversator,andgodownthere."Helaughed.Hedidn'twantto,buthedid."Justtakeapositionwhenyougodownthere,andholdit."TheTergiversatorwasacreaturewhohidunderthebasementstairsandlivedonequivocation
