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3、andeventhentheitchingdidnotstop.Howcanonegetlousyinabeautifulplacelikethis?Butnomatter.Wemightneverhaveknowneachothersointimately,BorisandI,haditnotbeenforthelice.Borishasjustgivenmeasummaryofhisviews.Heisaweatherprophet.Theweatherwillcontinuebad,hesa
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5、prisonofdeath.Thereisnoescape.Theweatherwillnotchange.ItisnowthefallofmysecondyearinParis.IwassenthereforareasonIhavenotyetbeenabletofathom.Ihavenomoney,noresources,nohopes.Iamthehappiestmanalive.Ayearago,sixmonthsago,IthoughtthatIwasanartist.Inolonge
6、rthinkaboutit,Iam.Everythingthatwasliteraturehasfallenfromme.Therearenomorebookstobewritten,thankGod.Thisthen?Thisisnotabook.Thisislibel,slander,defamationofcharacter.Thisisnotabook,intheordinarysenseoftheword.No,thisisaprolongedinsult,agobofspitinthe
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8、edgeofmusic.Itisnotnecessarytohaveanaccordion,oraguitar.Theessentialthingistowanttosing.Thisthenisasong.Iamsinging.Itistoyou,Tania,thatIamsinging.IwishthatIcouldsingbetter,moremelodiously,butthenperhapsyouwouldneverhaveconsentedtolistentome.Yo
