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stands,
listening
expressionlessly
sctor
Barton:
hand
applause,
unmuting
"Author,
Pushing
evening
slide
sign,
martini,
studies
Absently:
Garland
Crushing
palms,
Amber
foreground
register.
puzzled,
shoebrush
touch
An
stool
SIXTH-FLOOR
carpet.
house
off
Pips
throw
gives
shields
room
laughing
Silence
EXECUTIVE
aged
feet
shoes
context.
period
Elbows
paper
over
Breaking
Silence.
laughter.
Staring,
downat
to
yellow
Perhaps
insistent,
continues.
abruptly
Muffled
Footsteps
man
flushed,
Hastily:
Unfazed,
three
bed.
Sticky
Whirring
words.
Distant
dark
To
desk.
secretary:
as
Without
speaks
COMISSARY
passage.
stall's
knees.
floor
Quickly,
Forcing
sink
patrician
hands.
Reacting
accompanies
Looks
Extends
steps
dripping
agitated,
out:
Muted,
things
footsteps.
Hurriedly:
Flustered,
Hand-printed
Two
oozes
Smoothing
after
partner,
prongs
Tracking
-looking
photograph
roadster.
shoulders
own
But
head.
Head
Barotn
sink.
water.
Holding
convulsively
As-thoomp!-the
palm
Mayhew's
Audrey,
Mayhew
clutching
grass.
Watching
something,
Coming
Stumbling
bottle
Gradually,
MAYHEW
suit.
asleep.
Suddenly
hum
through
Next
Swinging
One
they
"A
Looking
Sliding
too
shoes.
Chalrie
Smiling,
bespectacled
Frozen,
louder
LOOKING
sharper.
Moving
have
deafening
"T"
area
BEN
typewriter.
is
GEISLER'S
Geisler
Black-and-white
SCREEN
shouts:
an
little
bullet
camera.
Flash
Clap!
SLOW
Seated
flickering
cigarette.
On
canvas
Crash.
Glazed.
PAGE
footfalls
Below
typescript:
Night.
sweats.
WIDE
stretched
elevator,
can
labored.
up
mixes
Slowly,
mosquito.
Audrey
Gingerly,
EXTREME
Looking.
Swelling
ON
Eyes
Blood
AUDREY
drenched
Another
Audrey's
happens,
down.
Strange,
Becoming
door
Close
CHET'S
Up
CHET
squeaks
becomes
Footfalls
Once
toward
room.
BATHROOM
staring
From
clothes
grunting
Slap!
BLACK
wall.
having
sleeveless
7:45.
Toward
TRACKING
palms
Sunlight
sits
Pulling
take
silence.
Lipnik,
Lou,
Lipnik
distorted
presented
corner,
trousers
sheets
rust-red
tavky
Sience,
back,
seen
left
twine.
enters.
Wallowing
avoiding
thing
Finally,
it
HIGH
BATHING
corner
with
Sitting
way
for
ornately
Staring
In
Underneath,
Squinting
on
unshaven,
it,
examines
ELEVATOR
operator.
Late
LOBBY
ambiance
edge
beat,
next
brings
No
seashell
DISSOLVE
Some
see
hear
ANOTHER
Charlie's
ding
hearing.
recede.
are
following:
Handwritten
HALLWAY
set
typing.
middle
Over
indistict.
FADE
distant
Muffled,
Back
Guardedly:
Bitterly:
OVER
sticks
Later.
typing:
Lying
against
Barton's
script.
Still
Dancing
number.
USO
Giggling,
Caught
WHAPP!
HOTEL
Quiet
After
elevator
Barton,
front
Ravine.
and
into
newspaper.
Distractedly:
puzzled.
revealing
iron
Tacky
They
For
Finally
hands
still
PETE
Watching.
from
irregular
Wide-eyed,
All
Smoke
Mastrionotti
slowly,
It
Standing
Behind
doorway.
PATCH
lath
Sweating.
THEIR
wallpaper
LOW
More
JUMPING
Wide
hellishly
right
posture,
Tensed.
MASTRIONOTTI
Relax.
Mastrionotti's
hallway
Bellowing
CLOSE
Fire
fprgotten
of
Terrified,
REVERSE
Mundt
aBOOM!
PUSHING
Weeping
Through
PULLING
shotgun.
Deutsch
Tightens
CHARLIE
Screams
DEUTSCH
TRACK
BLAM.
Charlie,
Barton.
hat
BARTON'S
Self-pity:
There
Finally:
Wearily:
muscles
his
handcuffed
hallwya
As
Charlie
one
With
he
road.
ABACK
other.
STUDIO
BLACKNESS
fire.
We
offscreen
Filtered
Our
unkempt,
secretary
LIPNIK'S
Lou
the
uniform
charred
Listlessly:
This
Crashing
At
paper-wrapped
His
HIS
Down
looks
He
Very
Following
BARTON
THE
Her
crash
Barton
water
She
Facing
WIDER
in
The
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distinguished
GREAT
high
suspended
TRAP
DAY
bathing
PILLOW
long
naked,
as
dim
hard,
TYPEWRITER
gargoyle
dapper
dispenser.
for
few
new
jerky
cut
battered
small
note
perfectly
hand
short
groggy
one-quarter
white
swath
pair
twisting
tacky
thought
horrible
Joel
older
tuxedos,
hesitates,
deco-gone-to-seed.
swings
closes
pushes
it:
aged
reaches
lies
bear-hugs
separates
Lou:
grows
says:FADE
ignore.
cradles
THE
sticks
fills
guffaws.
gestures
gazes
pumps
against
wipes
perches
boom
quickly
smiles
clears
knocks
waves
Barton,
smooths
sits.
begin
it
shrugs.
laughs
indicated
clomps
rolls
rubs
overflowing.
sighs
wanders
rises.
considers
large
indicates
gives
laughs.
heads
goes
tips
emerging
jots
old
passes
we
pull
sits
frame
its
track
Barton's
BARTON
screams.
screams
stops
lurches
pauses,
cracks
laughs,
beams
gets
starts
thumps
erupts:
notices
bold
afinishes
feeds
puts
picks
pan
suits
digs
hands
sound;
hold
hold.
stops,
slams
resumes
points
Deutsch
this
flickers
stands
leans
straightens
his
is
he
slows
presses
flinches.
hear
shakes
Charlie
props
reached
stares
pulls
looks
rises
takes
smiles.
leaves.
Barton
could
opens
are
turns
taps
midday,
walks
stares,
the
voices
actor
other
mouth.
stagehand
actors
him
roar
derelict
REVERSE
lobby
clerk.
clerk
long,
HOUSE
immediately
enters
clears
clack.
by
letter-strike
picture
room,
laughter.
empty
laughter,
muffled
-sound
wallpaper
swath
strip
HAND
office
secretary
puts
cradles
head,
toilet
stall
hands
MAN
speech
dapper
NUMBER
noise
woman
brushes
wrapping
thumbtacks
wall
woman's
blank
moaning
PHOTO
upper
before
page.
BATHROOM
sink,
book
touches
ground.
room
fades
that
typewriter
TYPEWRITER
page
PAGE
FEET
large.
thighs;
nods.
TWO
ceiling
stamped
pull
GEISLER
murmurs
clack
wrestler
clapper
SCREEN
angle
referee
German
screaming
foot
HOTEL
throws
laughs
shakes
strokes
kisses
hear
continuing
hum
white
alabaster
mosquito
doesn't
rolls
stomach
then
door.
of
reaction
neck
WATCH
exits.
has
looks
points.
gets
cut
DOOR
ROOM
breath
room.
his
Holy
BIBLE
mouth
telephone
absently,
three
starts
growing
note
the
put
typing
hand
door
distant
long
phone
carriage
paper
pile
title
script.
BATHING
HALL
hall
GIRL
some
bellowing
crowd
around
WALL
hallway
aelevator
is
crack
rumble
hallway.
STEEP
suit
fire
legs
floor.
gunshot
DOORWAY
farther
cheek.
voice
two
muscles
HALLWAY
tack
hand,
track
Breeze
far
SURF
BEACH
gaze
POV
WOMAN
eyes
nods
laughs.
turns
bathing
surf
sun
End
-frame
man
behind
by
he
SHOT
offscreen
suit
and
shake,
this
inside,
at
one
cocked.
IN:
trees.
him.
rest,
any
office
puzzlement
TRACK
frame.
ON
two
enter
wide,
again
toilet.
poolside
aghast,
him
hand,
WIDE
short
ride
afternoon
to
time
Barton's
of
OUT
IN
into
HIS
footboard
look
quiet.
smoke.
underneath.
red
on
araces
his
TO
sets
the
beautiful,
gently
exits
in.
bell
draws
LOBBY
light,
desk.
turning
facing
telephone
open
OR
another
up
red
enters:
hands
feet
It
glares
and
back
receding.
taking
out
pushes
looking;
swings
Charle's
getting
tables
peaceful
singing
very
paragraph
slides
track
enters
are
waits,
frames.
creep
in
the
12:30.
lifted
into
seeps
sits
on
pushing
trees.
yelow
snuffling:
hoarse:
holding
Mastrionotti
broken
face
looking
HALLWAY
aat
photograph
yellow
long
presseed
clutching
pitches
OF
POV
hand
ON
STEEP
bellowing:
-rund
IN
is
much
of
but
shadows
man
mouths
stagehand
enthusiastic
tuxedoed
nods
scowls
glumly
wide
brass
framed
moves
"CHET!"
sticks
coverlet,
throws
great
picks
nightstand
wearily
beat.
Fink
getting
one
strikes.
on
his
pushes
glow
pauses,
hesitates
DOOR
chuckles
with
secretary:
through
buttons
stoops.
can't
cocks
eyes
sighs:
from
breaking.
hesitates,
smile
glances
tack.
ear
grimaces,
that
hesitates.
complies..
This
accepts
gets
enters.
hurriedly
hand
title
leans
chuckles.
walks
touches
back
bursts
gazes
"Old
smiles.
scribbles
-closes
high
in
blur
pulling
corner
too
skull
He
alone
joking
clap:
before
end
swings
paces.
laughs.
sighs
drain,
lies
draws
leaps
Behind
peers
deep
POV
long
goes
lingers
gives
arms.
Slap!
low
aaroused
licks
looks
stares
has
snarls
stares,
kisses
Lipnik
looking
have
stands
two
sounds
sobs
shakes.
shuts
wlaks
sobs,
weeping,
riffles
room
down
nods.
is
enters
holds
rises
sits
typing.
close
beneath
cut
background.
reaches
it
extremely
booming
up
glares
turns
opens
gulley
jerk
crosses
rubs
seems
quiet.
him,
light
groan
of
The
chest,
strains
shriek
rises,
HALLWAY
tracking
slams
enters,
takes
cups
shrugs
the
sand
and
-Hope
morning
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
To
May
among
FADE
hear
to
Dame?
Orphan?
5.
Chaldeans,
known
be
THE
Chapter
1.
East
2.
Thank
Lipnik
AKeep
bespectacled
tuxedoed,
across
wear,
smiles,
him.
WAVE
long
man
jacket.
sweat
her
again.
robust
continues
its
beat:
footsteps
present
reaching
two
first
closes
over
phones
moment:
looking
chews
kneeling
handkerchief
moment,
on
TRACKING
night.
motionless
Meadows
gives
himself
smiles
Fwater
brief,
by
Mayhew,
anticipating,
distant
fades
typing
quizzically
stocking-footed
perches
laughs.
rises
staring
MEN
looking.
DOWN
sits
leaps
rubs
an
off-microphone,
pan,
TYPEWRITER
back
It
cautiously,
CLOSE
rapid
knock.
pick
as
inaudible.
steps
leads
emerges
shakes
glassily
being
there
heavy
Barton,
entered
still
aghast,
down
has
elbows
then
tan
hands
snuffling,
solemnly
BEAUTY
mouth
at
type
oscillating
indicates
Barton's
he
bed
ANGLE
printed
in
for
various
ring.
beat
We
p-o-s-t-c-a-r-d-.
Barton
animatedly,
uniformed
his
An
beat,
disheveled,
turns
looks
Pete,
adistance,
hypnotically,
of
floors.
BACK
He
into
PULLING
who,
and
CHARLIE
the
DEUTSCH
looms
rolls
primes
Charlie's
reaches
is
yellow
men
grabs
tighten,
gets
blazes.
stands
BARTON
end
with
distastefully
title
sparkles
ceiling.
Author"
large
watching
of
looks
across
mixes
peeling
move
brief,
fit,
strides
SHOT
louder
over
stops
Cahrlie
Barton's
around
glistens
it
self-consciously,
turn
little
onto
cracks
behind
again,
incongruously
from
clean
ADE
drifts
HAND
still
her
HOTEL
BARTON'S
idly
FEET
man
he
for
sense
He
falls
THE
more
voice
violent
pacing
eyes
travels
with
Audrey's
red
head
corpse,
short
toward
involuntary
aware
hallway.
him
Charlie
other
under
goes
IN
pool
glitters
expectantly
back
plunge.
Lipnik
stiffly
stain
well
also
at
building
when
fade
foot
time.
Bible
Gothic
something
as
Barton
THROUGH
offscreen
withdraws.
closes.
empty
black
BARTON
are
voice.
we
down
SHOULDER
ATYPEWRITER
right
left
is
reason,
door
POV
hall
on
neck,
beginning
in
WALL
bottom-lit
coat
shoulders
Behind
slowly
MASTRIONOTTI
starts
widen
ON
walking
The
into
ROOM
some
up
his
glue
hat
be
through
bellowing
OFFICE
to
aagainst
shifts
beach,
meet
the
and
pounds.
Chet!
W.P.
tenement
Motion
FINK
intently
sets
direction,
maitre
distant
open
small
flips
stares
stoops
leans
straight
enters.
crosses
machine
beauty
snaps
PHONE
mosquito
lumbering
comma.
Barton
hallway,
bulb
approaching
opens
faint
MEN'S
listening.
throat
It
gives
door
writhing
nose,
abates
looks
glances
He
part
hitting
body.
hurriedly
which
dripping
becoming
getting
off
Wild
up
tacky,
loud
crash,
typewriter.
of
OFFICE
pictures
conversation.
exits.
on
opening
ROOM
out,
reveals
clearly
tentatively
ceiling.
he
onto
nodding
enters,
end
look
haggard,
sits:
nodding,
staring,
thumping
with
weeping
tearfully
SHOT
hangs
and
for
walking
sit
over
it.
whatever
later;
rings.
parcel
knock
to
reaches
the
back
page
dancing
in
agasps.
at
trundle
muted
where
droops.
ANGLE
feet
backlit
motionless,
fills
from
miserably
is
stops
emerges.
his
we
has
gestures
Lipnik
her
looking
away
Barton-
hear
And
cut
Fade
As
used
walks
turn
find
attached,
Its
an
LIFETIME.
with
disappointed
before
It
typewriter
getting
sitting
secretary
door
Barton.
Geisler
flushes.
straightens
nervous
down,
Barton
little
"15"
standing
SMALL
meets
Afrom
sad
propped
Mayhew.
she
distant
under
glass
rueful
address
clapper
flabby
IN
over
bucks
of
out
-knock
her
pacing.
ahim.
bed,
again.
loud
in.
to
doorways
bed.
groping
on
tee,
then
clears
turned
is
briefcase
about
men
comes
The
something
the
stack
puts
"Mr.
front
in
stops.
typing,
STACK
infantry
Barton's
joins
beat,
they
and
wallpaper
his
murmurs:
shotgun
along
charging
he
down
wobble,
both
finger
wearily
perspiring
up
long
had
moaning
stands
almost
few
like
transfixed,
ocean.
Ethan
this
BOOK
seems
both
restaurant.
and
TOWARD
near.
shot
beat
room
HALLWAY
small
eyes
head
mosquito,
rising
clack.
quality
sound
glasses
Charlie
toward
Charlie.
can
tacky
onto
high
it.
stall
barton's
then
leave.
inside,
door
moaning
hold
registers
beauty.
emerges,
closed
him
Black
dark.
he
carriage.
typewriter
takes
-their
angle,
something
into
from
tonelessly,
affects
enters
enters,
phone,
ROOM
Barton's
on
facing
hand
react.
dripping
up
background,
hall.
enter.
spite
ON
been
wall-sweat
fedora
unashamedly
in
sheers
which
receiver
to
when
chair;
stack
elevator
below,
symmetrical
typing
hear
picked
desktop,
BEAUTY
crowded,
skull.
pair
is
last
with
the
Deutsch
hallway.
ANGLE
DEUTSCH
dragging
open
BARTON
echoes
back
at
his
regard
tense.
Barton
any
of
aface
next
beauty
by
these
IN:
the
Side.
up
applause.
nudged
sullenly
earnestly
cuspidors
afternoon
lobby
beat
now
scribbling
wrenching
Barton.
without
typing
silence,
wallpaper
wallpaper,
around.
wordlessly
help
against
Barton's
flask.
we
stares
open.
flask
battered
dazed,
door.
IN
sharply
flips
page
littering
nervously
over
go.
this
hum
again.
them
answers
toward
man
effect,
ON
behind
Geisler
rises
moves
interrupted
film
low
carpet.
PHONE
then
next
creak
mosquito
reaches
out
as,
pushes
disappears
has
him
starts
groggily
Charlie.
back
around,
Barton,
slowly
self-pity:
across
rust-colored
with
it,
at
phone
rising.
looks
gets
it
and
on
by
red-rimmed
unnaturally
he
returns
ripped
furiously
his
cut.
door,
is
story
oblivious
cocks
in
fluid
each
stands
tugs
airy
AND
of
Deutsch.
also
feet
set
head
becoming
to
shotgun
pushed
door
walks
hear:
adown
surf.
sits
By
the
unto
is
you.
stagehand
backstage
pulls
unable
are
lights
look
trap
air
stand
this
silent
almost
sagging
huge
sixth-floor
desk,
though
time
businesslike
on
softly
voice
throat,
woman's
wisp
SHOT
As
Charlie
running,
The
bottle,
down
shift.
frame
swings
Charlie's
head.
continues.
man
camera.
underneath,
drops
clatter.
quiet.
snap
white
ON
blood.
looks
spins
shoulder
dumbly
him,
pushes
door
Barton's
into
torn
rubbery.
Charlie,
set
stunned.
staring
his
hard
turned
back
desparate:
disturbed
him
chest.
in,
picture
-up
page,
blank
more
rings.
astill
footsteps
printed
beat.
receiver:
shot
out
at
has
there
opens,
toward
as
we
where
forward
Its
hangs
in
turns
trot
walk.
behind
over
to
cotton
two
of
picks
sap.
other
brought
page.
parcel
with
Barton's.
hand
and
Mayhew
the
in
loved
behind
open
stage:
semi-circular
gently.
ring-out
around
window.
picture
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picks
rubs
ushered
laugh,
throat.
letters
lines,
burns
laughter
trying
phone.
with
sleeves,
wall.
ring.
opening.
some
backs
are
sweating.
pure
cut
left
chuckle.
move
picture.
puzzled
heavy
early
Ford
closed,
Mayhew's
he
Turkey.
collects
ROOM
over
waits,
sits
start.
smiling
thump.
back
considerably
temple,
closer:
screen,
continue.
paces
is
main
head.
track
groaning
into
her
nothing
Charlie's
inquisitive,
by
room
great
BARTON
horrified,
adown,
on
T-shirt
enter.
bed.
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passage.
harsh
Barton,
sun
pocket.
finished
out
hall.
we
The
reads:
hand
walk
down
and
of
quiet.
against
hits
crackle
crosses
briefcase
up
face
his
at
fluid
Barton.
com
still
lot
seat
more
to
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walls,
Dreaming
it:
sing!
postcard.
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late,
...It's
...and
dear
hardly
Poppy
Loved
you've
club.
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Bravo!
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Do
"Bare
star
mongers,
cannot
playwright
poetry
voice
They'll
Cynic!
merely
Aaa-woooooooo!
Richard
phone
dollars
two.
Fair
you,
night
brief
writing
dreaming
now
wellspring
this,
better
realism
same
Caven's
Take
Welcome
sir?
F-I-N-K.
huh?
Must
Everything
Excuse
Transient
indefinitely.
Rez.
payable
sharp,
telephone
night;
Kitchen
residential
hotel
name
Huh?
Okey-dokey,
keep
Next
Chet!
arms
Place
Never
Grand,
Less
dirty
paycheck
How's
To
thinking
mumbo-jumbo.
sense,
than
bigger
although,
Lou.
ownership
twenties
according
mention
want.
rule
Bible,
aren't
won't
Beery,
Excellent
Saturday
dreams.
with
Wally
Lou
writers.
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start.
powerful.
pictures.
605.
room
complain
see,
damn
hell
neighbors.
Neighbor,
inconvenience
drink.
carrying
good,
do.
Okay
carryings-on
was
hat's
Damned
tonight,
Doesn't
theft,
happen
'em.
need
did
Pictures!
youngster,
established
best-read
shows've
uh
Caught
Bart.
seem,
man.
point.
hopefully
masses
hold
hopes
those
Charlie;
Exactly,
more
their
empty
put
three-dollar
Frequently
sorry
Too
See
More
drop
Think
always
What!?
assigned
year.
almost
Then
Lou?
calling,
Says
picture
here?
ass
it.
something
Sure
left
funny,
Wallace
need,
Who?
W.P.
Bill!
time.
here
reaches
Sir,
Lick.
so,
favor
genre
However,
at
other
HONEY!!
sound
Is,
drinks.
WHERE
Mr
call
he'll
point
town.
Perhaps
Please,
secretary
things
M'HONEY!!
Please
Howdy,
I'd
started
Goes
flow
Seen
trade
got.
Nope.
work.
attention
Bart?
My
Mine
us
I.
Mm...You're
dames
wing,
stories
trade.
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daily
depths,
inside,
about.
Beery!
Hell
can't
Funny
wrong
Nope,
interested
can
wrestle!"
it?
Ready
Damn,
downstairs
usually
before
pretty
Gimme
traffic
lyin'
peace
days.
writin'
somehow
personal
good
Mmm.
Yessir.
escape
Your
story
Bill's
bitch
Bill-
Look,
man
first
Shouldn't
yourself
from
by
ragin'
m'door.
Maybe
buried
M'honey
Am
know
say,
she
is.
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wrong,
Silent
What?!
thinks
lives
disturbed.
Really?
behavior.
He'll
apologize.
understanding.
What.
traffic;
Hi,
mine.
Come
sold
so
myself.
cruel.
Defense
they
dollars,
ear
dollars?
problems
gotten
my
being
sitting
Those
nuts?
Know
they're
piece
Seems
hours.
believe
Where
That
Tomorrow
policies.
In
miss
back
New
Charlie.
live
Christ!
wallpaper.
guy
So
goodbye.
Course
Barton
happened
Nothing.
Like
swamps
got
On
Wuddya
some
Getting
WITH
genre.
Understand
consult
Bill
Souse!
picture.
thought!
understand
NEVER!
interest!
about,
supervise
yesterday
progress
Chrissake.
Projection
screening
Good,
is
wrestling
which
isn't
Show
Lipnik's
DEVIL
him!
destroy
Okay,
Action.
Cut.
Twelve
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AAAAAAHHHHHH!!
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Hello.
late
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doing
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Drown
shouldn't
help,
away-
Who
If
Goddamn
passes
Hesh
DROWN
Hello,
Audrey,
Now
Yes.
Oh,
exactly?
guess
goddamn
actual
ever
scenarios?
tales.
wrestler
between,
make
convict.
have
The
scripts
invent
Did
speak-
OUR
Hah!
really,
days."
Mayhew.
I'LL
It'll
helped
understanding
No!
Are
Why
Whatever
it
horrible's
Before
What're
for
good.
Hold
Stop
not
police?
dis
They
mercy!
cleared
She's
Barton,
nothing's
play
business
sort
Bart!
Sit!
talk!
Yeah
Boy!
going
real
Givitta
audience,
comes
Lower
Great!
had
CAN
dealings
around
been
mile
Honest,
comfortable
I've
sometimes
prematurely
meaning
mind,
just
how
has
were
one
he
tell
Right
property
this
on
Thank
him
Get
down
KISS
help
Ah,
apologize
fill
as
supplicatin'
administration,
please
Jesus
Everything's
it's
taken
Charlie!
Angeles
Charlie,
like
what
me.
gotta
days,
here,
and
Dammit,
argue
me?
wanna
'em
Sure,
aFunny,
box
kind
your
lick
gonna
You'll
be
One
Hello
I'll
Holy
Fink?
Detective
L.A.P.D.
Uh-huh.
Got
Oh
Big
Would
No,
guys,
Jesus!
Ain
Is
Nine
door
That's
Ever
Meadows.
His
Also
Funny.
people
heads
Started
housewives.
Couple
Doctor.
Physician,
Good
Anyway.
Hollywood
yesterday.
one's
Female
tits.
anyone
But,
else.
So.
Nothing,
business.
that.
Well
Oakie
might
frank
Ya
restricted.
think
if
idiotic.
the
Just
Hello?
Garland,
Barton?
right?
Yeah,
to
Okay.
you.
Go
really
What
Not
most
Very
should
Have
little
Sound
Well,
Thanks,
encouragement.
THE
'Scuse
C'mon
that,
Step
spin
Hey,
man!
This
Mother:
We'll
end.
Keep
Second
Sixth
Give
Charlie
No
all
Tell
go
Only
Could
too
Mundt,
He
Sex?!
All
Charlie's
back.
Sit
Why's
There's
case
YOU
LOOK
OF
Heil
Barton!
How
It's
Jesus,
personality.
not.
Yeah.
trapped
feel
out
like,
head
someone
hot,
But
Because
hell?
You're
Barton.
you
much
And
Fink!
five
Or
no
line?
Fink.
Mr.
Colonel
Army
He's
Actually
Congratulations.LIPNIK
yet.
pull
but
Little
sit
Anyway,
With
best
then
studio.
lunatics
asylum.
now.
we
told
feeling.
heartbroken.
well,
that's
Yes,
Hell,
explain
insult
wants
of
his
critics
dog.
don't
inside
Square".
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Look
movies,
physically
We
I'm
or
down.
gone.
outdoors,
me
you're
Anything
Pictures.
anything
about
You
only
feeling?!
that
swell-headed
do
whatever
yours.
stays
get
Yes
What's
.IIsn't
pictures?
Don't
BBreach
tweed
work
gentlemen
looks
fifty-year-old
surf
shoe
silver
over
off
hum,
dying
rises
coffee.
rolls
end-of-the-tether
knock
mosquito
opens
hostile
ROOM
followed
show
pleasant
appraisingly,
brass
hear
her.
torn
leans
dismissive
up.
her
loudly
again,
bellowing:
him.
slaps
carriage
legwell.
tights
men
white,
BARTON
shows
footage.
watch.
frame
Pick
objects
perfect
asleep.
feeding
hand.
banging
long
straightens
still
through
who
barks
silence,
explodes
As
alone
type.
open.
DAY
beat.
small
beat
toward
up
words:
Ben
clicks
mutters,
typing
temples.
look
rumble.
foreground,
ON
tension
him,
racing
DEUTSCH
barrels
draught
silence.
feet
drummer
laterally
backlit
little
.cry
OF
the
Picture
Barton
smoking
back
thunderous
finishes
beaming
tenement
goes
'd
as
silent
key
back.
white
call
an
sits
surf
drops
closes
eyes.
ceoling.
across
weary,
sitting
earpiece
neighbor's
Meadows
with
lightly
speed.
mouthful
wall
clearing,
occupant.
then
return
For
head
SLOWLY
for
Mayhew
WRAPPED
puncture
second
gets
moaning
reference
own
left
Barton.
him
Water
shuts
forth
from
ear,
walks
tearing
seated;
ceiling.
secretary
typewriter
his
he
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faint
and
looks
BARTON'S
THE
comes
hand
clings
over
mid-stoop,
breathing
nods.
not
Charlie.
at
parched
Lipnik.
Lou:
tp
motionless
stripped
thumping
one
in
thrusts
door
Placed
randomly,
page
first
ancient
bed.
TO:
its
exits
into
chatters.
ear.
Garlend
close
dancing,
him.
head.
apaper.
hear
Mastrionotti.
nothing.
Mastrionotti
step,
red
DEUTSCH
double-time
doorway
down
of
on
loosen
though
protest,
phone:
off:
to
off
Coen,
see
happen
thought
lot
run
family.
young
wouldn't
hell
beg
powerful
have
am
just
see.
heard
myself
Philistines.
hope
little
hope?
guess
goddamn
souse!
covered
can't
will
listen,
need
did
didn't
passed
believe
writer
would
apologize,
lifetime
pieces,
think
-write.
week,
dunno,
hear
gave
understand
can
had
tried
want
said
.don't
performing
last
dazed.
rising
busboy
chuckles
rumble.
there
up
sets
key
shaft.
avalise
louder.
each
area.
typing.
chair
next
beginnings
him.
hand,
wall,
yellow,
yellow
edge
throws
door
glancing
man
floor.
Softer,
listening;
uncomfortably
first
with
surf
bellows:
road.
for
Joe"
FEET
chuckle.
walks
heads
door.
movement.
stands
dark
wrestlers
paragraph,
hushed,
dimly
feet
stops,
reluctant
shoulder.
heavy
as
feet.
opens
pair
into
towards
of
angrily
out
shoe
pool
knees,
inside..
itself
toward
Mastrionotti.
card.
picks
Barton
up,
phone.
to
opposite
arm
drawn
The
other.
elevator
he
sound.
at
pop,
end-facing-wall
by
from
ON
Charlie
on
spout
his
over
footsteps
room.
flask
bars
front
and
the
in
deserted.
bathing
shakes
down
back
look
-rags!
long,
long.
Garland
called
read
have
all,
that
name
got
simple.
New
said,
game
look
surprise
whatever
he
in
indication
another
name.
Hollywood.
be
in?
Fink?
need
will
experience,
folks
see,
my
building
now
son,
with
brick.
I?
hotel
cross
for
play.
still
back
they
Los
can't
the
Lipnik,
too!
wants
gonna
becomes
all
out.
what
gotta
able
honest,
draws
your
no,
you,
very
do
anyone.
believe
agood
back.
Iking,
me
on
yeah?
605?
this
.reputable
know,
see
you
you.
ahead,
something
kidding,
easy
teach
THE
Uncle
answer.
were
all:
it.
don't
die
to
you?
Avalise
frame
across
door,
register
hallway
PICTURE
way
mosquito
bites
girl
line
reaches
sit
urinal.
pants
under
smile
hand.
flask
if
taken
beat,
paper,
short
waves
himself
towel
feet.
wad
it
pen
testy:
tears.
now,
booming
thumping
tipped
withdraws.
again.
toward
canvas
head
other
door
drain
open.
away
turns
stares
we
In
again,
dumb
head.
off.
last
white
sunken
already
aghast.
musical
noise.
Charlie,
pushed
from
accepts
same
secretary,
haggard
slants
Deutsch
at
is
listening
quickly
Barton's
door;
typing
There
resumes.
phone
furiously.
up,
enters
takes
has
uniformed
thumb,
room
slowly
pushes
streams
ELEVATOR
thrown
spits
right
like
and
shotgun
away.
enters.
each
loose
looks
up
sound
into
room,
of
one
his
Barton
sits,
blowin'
kissin'
goodbye
Daylight
sun's
fish
'em
here
Herald?
yet.
acquitted
the
American
gut,
dog!
play
on
say
Garland,
critics
I'd
decide
opportunity
checking
others
d'ya
treating
need?
face,
writer
Fink
kind
were
thing:
make
that,
look,
people're
not
hell,
into
difficult
trying
be.
what's
only
it's
bored.
much
you,
eating
Lipnik
thank
chance
ever
time
here,
Mayhew
uh
about
no
water's
drop
yeah.
doctors.
alone
often
opportunities
know,
that
at
Wallace
show
just
world!
pin
you're
run
should
with
Audrey,
buildin'
she'll
anything,
pays
truth,
bear
him
from
him!
sometimes
Charlie.
was
life
did
there's
truly
York
for
mean
afraid
thought!
it
said
any
sorry,
right
is
house
he's
whole
but
studio
what
wrote
little
wrote!
my
police
here?
me
look
passed
-something,
broad
to
then
you?
that's
been
lousy
or
down
Mr.
understand
don't
Lipnik,
forget
respect.
gotta
we'll
downstairs,
like
GENESIS
Faint
pictures.
fuckin'
want
I've
long
know
name
in
of
good
fine,
big
IaBURLYMAN
made
put
over
hot
two
right,
tight,
THE
you
I'm
Charlie
complain
getting
Uncle
Lipnik.
now
this
sir,
sir.
soul
sorry
didn't
ain't
arrogant
.lost.
house.
who
Barton
card.
pick
old
Underwood
casually
turns
pacing.
clack.
so
extende
wall.
bed
halting
more.
as
package
swath
second
continues.
unblemished
ear
wallet.
even
Audrey
narrowly.
page.
curiously.
form
desk,
chair
has
left
cropped
Aroom,
he
towards
feet
bed,
secretary.
between
toward
we
watch.
knees
short
sincere:
open,
top:
yanks
face-down
sheet
looking
fan
voice
desk
bottom
Geisler."
each
sound
out
PAGES
enters
away.
almost
man
emerges
handcuffs
Mastrionotti
open
head.
floor
stands
smoke
open.
hallway
and
flaming
his
His
feet.
up
Flames
Smoke
hand
back
facing
paces
picture
him.
eyes
yeah,
table
boy,
enough.
but
generally,
Barton,
asking
breath.
be.
then,
Chet.
keep
around
face?
Hollywood?
we
fine.
any
out
wrestler.
next
uh
walls
yes.
thinking
ain't
an
shopworn
true
hard
than
man!
where
fight
no!
schmoe
Christ,
please.
by
act?
Wallace
who
Life
he
his
favor,
Mayhew.
Mayhew?
Bill,
in
their
still
taken
asked
Fink,
sorry,
me
tell
away
generally
have
you've
really
someone
pip.
okay,
been
close
oak.
comes
fruitpickers
doesn't
my
writing?
everything
Bill
it,
son
jus'
ice
loss.
need?
advice.
lets
dump.
proves
up
few
matter
gotten
you.
hell,
you're
look
it's
guy
kind
hell
trouble
not
THE
Mayhew!
he's
what
and
can.
try
up!
alright,
had
are
child
bet.
say
it-
gotta
on.
with
GOTTA
from
this
winner
hadn't
totally
got
invented.
him,
ARTIST
man
on
-THIS
artistry
feet
to,
rough
okay
I'm
guy,
of
more
script.
that
recall
cry
be
Bible?
as
DID
days
to
talk
known
did
luck
You
that's
else?
about
do
too.
IMPORTANT
important,
By
is
aside,
the
Four-F,
stop:
your
you
us
fry
down
complying.
UPON
Hitler.
just
for
.office.
Fulton
aReserve.
teeth
all
work
him
Colonel.
at
Iwriter
clothes
pauses
BAR
draws
slips
back,
young
across
rickety
growing
beat,
waiting
TYPEWRITER
pair
bed,
Standing
shirt.
sits
cottage
has
smart
tap.
accented,
some
Mayhew's
wall,
wall.
paper
right
Faint,
around.
holding
volume
evening.
Mayhew,
corner
him.
secretary,
toward
white
gives
makeup
throws
frantically
simultaneous
Audrey.
hair.
brings
over
MOSQUITO
beat.
noises
see
it
door,
door
encouraged
himself,
weight.
takes
expectantly.
high
fareground,
out.
foot
The
staring
clackety-clack
rust-colored
There
sea.
Barton
light
sags
Deutsch
PATCH
wall-sweat
himself
clinging
one
Pacific
swings
hear
spit
Maury.
here
it!
Ruined
is
get
kis
charming
panic,
what?
tenure
Garland:
Are
That'll
always
Though
including
Okay
Six-oh-five.
Those
Six,
Who?
How
room
heard
place.
word.
honest,
this
that.
put
Minsk
stop
Thanks
Both
Maybe
time
Heard
My
wuddya
mind
off
say
Writing
Is
why
Charlie,
The
see
feel
could
power
formalism
we've
sure
Huh?
about
writer.
How's
Yeah?.
your
AYes,
Bill,
bungalow,
things
horrid.
ARE
am.
want
also.
come
guess
Have
Got
know;
What's
are
It
routine
Probably
beat
stuff,
never
bit
left,
there
that's
m'olfactory's
Still,
Wal,
This'll
dog
maybe
obligation
work
build
Oh
Well
wander
as
so
Finally
He
Listen
it's
on
two
of
there's
Your
pick
I've
TELL
Jerry?
book
ones!
Victor
cross
ON
take
Slausen
okay?
Who
he
'EM!
you.
Thank
while
usually,
have
the
Bill
Well,
condescend
help
grip
Will
know
Jesus,
didn't
Did
Wait
Uh-huh
dead,
Just
Talk!
Lou.
along
an
hardly
up
okay
East
Can
Mr.
Now
now
him,
Okay,
On
care
just
till
but
Look,
Keep
drag
Charlie.
keep
Make
well,
worry
my
No,
You
it.
couple
-that
like
Yeah,
Once
off.
he's
some
better
No.
and
pictures.
remember
with
Mundt
he'll
give
Hello.
It's
What
That's
aBarton,
Nitwit.
buddy,
writer!
sailor?
writer,
This
THIS
don't
floor
you
Fred
Show
Mundt!
Brother,
Don't
if
They
Most
what
Jesus.
when
Jesus
C'mon
pain?
And
I'm
be.
I'll
Good
Siddown.
Had
understand
Igas
to
Too
blame
suffering
fire
all
in
.it
You're
be
Who's
W.P.
RAh,
end
him
three
suit
panel.
slowly
cheaply
mixes
perhaps
laugh.
suit.
Where
feet
track
looks
words
muffled
glass:
whiskey
Geisler's
salt-and-pepper
stops
surprise.
numerals
voice
she
hair
down
page
in,
leather
bicep.
All
jumps
listening.
silence.
started:
still
notepad
huge
German
another
We
wristwatch
responds,
bedsprings
brings
humming
away.
hall
can
noise
door.
screams.
up.
throat.
Barton.
middle.
parcel.
behind
unself-conscious
sound
frame:
first
through
Barton's
After
has
One
black-and-white
Deutsch.
secretary
inside
frame
message
faint,
place
takes
right
reaches
band
bed.
drift
follows
Charlie
facing
rest
handcuffs.
whistles.
heavily.
choked.
Oh,
goes
Barton
phone.
fruit
at
his
Mistuh
it,
FRESH
Poppy
contain
ever
Derek
Belasco
quite
adequate.POPPY
tells
pap.
work
Hollywood.
me?
only
From
or
goddamnit.
than
Look,
Roman.
we?
bad
Fink
York
interesting
difficult,
and
made!
okay;
movies
okay,
why
me
everyday
that's
Fink,
squeeze
Lou
throw
us
Mebbe
stabbed
success.
we
neighbor.BARTON
Gotta
doctor?
Igoddamn
unfair
How're
all.
all
Jesus,
well
hamburger
Don't
m'self,
true,
finest,
I'm
doing
that?
river
lucky
Maybe
he's
upon
about
What
these
those
don't
offering?
it.
leaving?
dump
not,
Fink.
got
Angeles.
Beery
got?
great
back
but
was
This
Eight-fifteen
baker
destroy
charlie
Chet,
believe
drown
that?!
could,
help,
out
Barton.
right.
have
scenes?
some
what?
to
input
Bill
need
So
Drink?
what
struggle!BARTON
this
his
YOU'RE
Mr.
could
accept
Charlie,
the
huh,
be
right,
little
with
of
Los
which
caucasian,
No
meets
how
That's
remember
minute
-know
cute!
me,
one
Fink?
He's
MIND!
people
It
wanna
Take
.just
you?
Morris
dear
yellow
aguess
your
that
by
He
Fired.
under
cna
you
it's
in
line
an
stage
forward.
cigarette
turning
empty
not
bell,
stubble,
shows
sound.
sob.
into
clack
wall
The
man
beat,
face:
opposite
eating
looks
stall.
front
moment.
touches
giggling.
corner
head,
is
spills
look
book:
picked
he
murmuring,
dusty
floats
are
door.
edge
seamless
More
studies
screening
dull,
bell.
off
props
Audrey's
through
as
room.
door
hear
grand
being
drik,
His
glitters.
dribbles
who
frame;
"You
couple
desk;
its
against
two
head
then
peppered
down
cracks
both
Charlie's
Barton
side.
at
eyes.
on
over
1991
myIknow.
first
hawk.
early.
party
Barton,
St.
Richard,
Nevertheless,
it,
author
alone
and
under
if
of
know,
you're
shots,
Los
review
copy.
lot
know...I
closes
eyes
him?!
think
wanna
kid.
me,
Dammit,
see
spite
surprise
into
I'll
say?
actually
venue,
opportunity
can
morning
Indians
Ted
did.
Beery.
road
us
afternoon
be
fine
Barton.
Barton
each
turn
yet
pus.
I'd
more
her
something
pain
You
an
Beery,
you.
there's
work.
holler
is
entertainment
peace?
screamin'
writing.
know
thisahere
shuttin'
pretends
go.
that
in.
restore
Especially
against
infected.
writer.
here
doin'
it
brother.
stakes
sooner
Fulton
guess
say.
me?
STARTED!
maybe
another
Souse!
understand-
deaf,
write
him!
try
listen,
other
bitches!
I'm
just,
voices
thank
story.
the
There's
were
honestly,
when
all
sure
want
we
happened.
know!
eventually,
listen
head.
me
He's
this
changes,
soon
speak
table
your
Lipnik
but
young
do
just
don't
hands.
pathetic.
Charlie.
tenement
right
so
Ain't
eight,
multiple
me.
As
Operator!
in
little
Garland.
Fink
MY
What
thought
their
where
on
ahave
LIFE
been,
not
they
would
you
Lipnik,
was
it's
gotta
pushing
didn't
could
why
This
-They
Sweat,
"Blood,
Fink.
to
.Get
close,
behind
actor
take
looks
for
golden
front
goes
again.
cards
secretary
After
bridge
silence.
solitary,
back,
changed,
now
muffled
suspenders,
then
desk
its
couch
shoulder.
at
gargling
hear
IN
been
steps
swath
applies
swath.
head,
apparently
elbow.
herself,
moment,
weaving
mosquito
turns
sits
men
shoes.
over
close
seems,
instant
without
desk.
piece
distant
abruptly
cradle.
dropping
buried
lit
door.
black
sheet
footfalls
shuts
Chet,
stare.
feet.
creak
approaching.
His
Charlie
feet
crosses
walk
room
running
ornately
up
whirs
still
page
wide
onlookers'
tags
faintly
crime
floor,
relieved
put
runs.
blood,
jaw
from
his
dripping
other.
nothing
face
returning
amd
by
again!
time,
down
Maury.
named
Los
let
money.
did
hell,
rez.
like
at
hasn't
we
dead
us
other
used
westerns,
make
treatment
Evening
Naturally,
but
exactly,
name's
Not
way
fella
competition!
an
feel
only
any
Charlie!
could!
naturally
that
view.
revelry
Charlie.
me
should
producing
budget,
sofa.
flattered
written
picture
or
just
WHERE'S
secretary.
hope
by.
head
get
live
was
territory
wasn't
pain.
Escape...It's
Soloman's
your
would
off
him
Bill!
scrutiny.
there
Barton,
Fayettesville.
Empathy
alater,
water
pleasure.
lift,
told
please.
amounted
days.
home
can
you.
from
tell
much.
WIND?
write-
say
Fat-assed
write?
come
some
house.
THE
said
to
afraid
whom
good
wrestler
and
for
have
All
he
fine
Even
no
Are
the
do
out.
good!
as
Ben
interest.
I've
in
pay,
creates
on
behalf
Can
old
losing
sure
that.
luck.
fine.
Nebuchadnezzar,
dream,
of
my
got
this
is
Ear,
know,
talked
really.
Fink,
work.
What
I'm
read
Scenario
dame!
hearing
Duke.
morning
nose
this.
sick
so
it's
.I'em.
Dave!
it
one
they
due
It
are
So
call
about
fair
-see
put
you
You
rattles
town,
yours?
silly.
Tdon't
wings
toward
marching
approach.
steps
up
desk
elevator.
onto
desk,
what
beams
interpret
typewriter
Barton's
unpockets
edge
sticky,
sheened
wall
hum.
The
front
blue
been
man
neat
smile.
hands,
PACKAGE
again.
with
thump.
seems
He
chair.
feet.
"Old
Mayhew
reads:
swimming
door.
sound.
behind
shoulder.
by
wrist
Audrey.AUDREY
realizing
short.
shot,
wheels
if
room
bathroom,
deck
Lou
lips.
terribly
Lou,
return
staring
beat.
out
blood-stained
His
remains
two
maroon
feet,
ignores
trembles
right.
door
loud:
rings
speaking
still
then
Barton
Afaint
tie.
flame.
dangles.
fire.
hand.
run,
kneels
walks
fumbling
corner
gazing
She
his
back
water.
closed.
But
coming
Copius
myself
week.
common
Fink,
or
going
wanna
an
d'ya
medium,
Lou?
you're
interest.
be
Wallace
picture.
hell
let
Let's
Barton
Bart,
door
I'd
say.
Call
door-to-door,
other
mug
not?
write
trying
average
our
today,
dreams
stuff
pill
Fifth
some
Jesus,
look,
what'm
Shit!
by
My
undomesticated
are
eager
YOU,
you?
Bill
aneed
left
ladies
passed
surrounded
got
concerned.
in
exploring
hell,
your
.wrestle!
sure
Charlie.
helpful,
match
deceitful
gettin'
better
over
walk
that
Well,
Maybe
love-birds
sorry
If
up
pathetic,
It's
Bit
understand.
taken
life
this
do
rooms
pictures
two
how
is
those
ask,
Barton,
Be
call
goddamn-
And
basic
Bill's
his
know!
we
Stop.
believe
you,
pictures,
happened.
here
out
happy
writers!
outlines.
You
think
mean.
IFink.
sonofabitch!
MAN'S
have
for
know
get
figure
Charlie
everything
than
story
back?
traffic
read
Mastrionotti.
Deutsch.
What
matter
-didn't
to
I'm
days
with
precinct
head.
he's
meeting.
fine,
garland,
son.
Isn't
just
filthy
.come
back.
boy,
ME!
me
tears
you
sorry.
Dave?
wardrobe
had
I've
me,
How
but
much
if
what
like
and
no
of
It
the
down
bringing
adjacent
He
set
Barton's
front
empty
switches
sun
leaves.
hallway
sheet
being
hall.
smiles.
feet
typing
as
reason,
There
has
hear
hole
losing
smiling.
can
right
mixing
cotton.
inscribe:
waves
Audrey
lies
cheek.
flask.
bedstand
The
Awall
real
level.
background,
close
where
EYES
blood.
Her
he
sits,
emptily
see
shoes.
deep
looks
blood
off
eyes
curiously
at
angle,
repeats,
back
square,
gasping
stain.
on
saw
ear
desk,
message
continues
distant
oblivious
Mastrionotti
ding
wrist
They
small
hands
fire
away
seeps
car
hall,
corner
fills
hallway,
across
beauty
ear.
sits
sorry,
levee
you'll
six
choir,
kid.
Stanford
loved
finds
wrapping
total
talk
difference
any
brink
making
everything
seems
advance.
number
are
Six.
Earle.
Can
dump
told
thank
muscled
Poor
element.
Bart,
maybe?
have
Pretty
We're
audible.
there's
trying
damn
here,
hell,
Because
casualty
Jesus!
eager
played,
well
Charlie,
Breeze.
got
said
blocked
writer.
pardon?
please.
yet
Mistuh
way
thrust.
you're
my
I'm
WHERE'S
Mr.
An
guess
curl
must
actor
Jack
Wrestled
right,
neighbors.
it's
pin.
out
audible,
m'eyes
actually,
from
ease
me,
read
s'posed
again?
Raisin'
m'honey,
that
matter
nothing
thing
been
it?
they
bet
room
up
for
shit!
talked
but
that,
What
since
great,
five
shouldn't
He
irrational-
all
he
always
THIS.BARTON
was
project-
Jesus
on
happened
go
how
gonna
call
believe
out.
put
arye
Side
not
no
contract
Breeze
it,
yet,
mentally,
of.
only
feel
carry
your
me.
this
-just
it
or
as
in,
funny
Kansas
Feliz.
heal
you:
he's
me
Barton.
what
the
buddy,
dance,
is
six.
of
tell
you.
forget
moron,
.Fink.
yourself,
say
guys
they're
things
live
noise.
be
people.
to
well,
and
let
you
And
Ishow
ask
in
There's
Mayhew.
cigarette,
ruefully.
It
away
takes
man
one
us,
that.
wall
faint,
laughter
talking.
kid,
throat
flap.
goes
more
their
still
tack
we
off
paper
around
plugged
wave.CHARLIE
bicep.
Charlie
lot
alone
bottle
secretary,
several
shoes.
page.
ceiling.
stops
Barton
pipes.
it.
blood.
her
Barton's
moment.
down
listening
hard.
hall
front
involved
smile
looks
sting.
his
discover
even
slumps
paper-wrapped
up.
distant
clacks
edges
frame
We
dance
maniacally,
angry.
blares
headline
pictures
down.
man,
sides
nervously
lathwork
threshold
His
briefcase,
OF
door
lick
into
almost
Lipnik's
at
out
it
for
will!
are...
Claire...
seen
have
do!
Bare
fact
enjoy
Poppy?
do
fawn
than
Angeles
dial
guest,
go
downstairs!
this
What
bad
wanted
technical
laugh,
yours,
old
Jack.
I'm
something
saw
Chet?
that
some
writer,
sell
exciting
write-up
who's
tell
No,
it,
Indians.
Okum
enough
Ted
Lipnik's
Yeah,
well
Fink:
worship
if
That
othuh,
help
-I'm
three
Bill
lappin'
walking
you're
invite
sweetheart?
no
already
appreciate
hubby
Beery.
got
watched
You
slap
okay.
endowed
on
and
somethin'.
can't
He
But
say
bear.
Something
the
Maybe
know
Pipes
you
hope
mark
picture'll
heat's
mean?
compadre.
picture!
of
thought
don't
ought
me,
afraid
slip
DROWN-
you.
now.
to
whole
read
names
came
escaped!
we
most
right?
come
Jesus
this,
said
They
Barton!
usual.
great.
in
been
town
discussing
all
pictures
think
Capitol
that's
please
get
these
head.
You're
We
pal
when
see
about
not
fishmongers.
Chet
do,
deal.
partner
Tuesday
he
Not
what
has
be
mean,
that.
four-eyes!
mean
too
.bright
goddamn
look
Mundt.
Imad
-it's
DON'T
Barton,
off
Street!
Shall
commissioned
friend.
hasn't
doesn't
let's
your
intelligence.
'em.
ring,
who
ahim
he?
Othey
A.M.
applause
The
Barton
around
clerk.
cheap
up.
eyes.
hum.
room.
did
forward.
"as
directly
might
glue
steps
Mayhew's
stops,
two
flips
put
presses
but
hastily
stuffed
odd,
entryway
continues
him.
letters
resumes
smaller
middle-aged
stool
flash
girl
crash
corridor
is
door,
us
up
open,
Barton's
open
eyes
tableau:
door
unhappy,
desk
page.
several
at
stuffing
door.
were
wild.
ear.
sits
with
collapses.
into
gun
DOOR
over
hallway,
triggers.
approach
relaxes.
tie
dropped
his
telephone.
salad
from
her
FISH!
Lil...
say
Carnahan.
honor
Choirs:
quell
theater
wrong
pretend
I'll
marvelous.
Angeles.
anymore.
you're
in.
resident?
writer.
ring
eye
peeled,
Sat
Coffee?
me.
barring
poetry
fruity.
Lou.
goddamn
swing
say?
quick
nip.
next
work
anyone
easy,
pretty
it.
keep
scribbler
egg
actually
Charlie.
king.
look
bill.
if
Beery
Mr.
too
map?
God,
that's
little
wonder
drinkin'
lit'rary.
Is
see,
other.
put
seat.
the
tough,
this
me
taken
than
drill.
most
It's
who's
funny
purposes
it,
all
inner
for
possible
help
Bill.
exactly.
with
of
she
Estelle.
back
are
would
days?
want
staring
hear
You've
Morris
heat.
is;
picture!
getting
drill!
writer-
anything-
ask
we
WRESTLING
Sjoderberg
CANVAS,
will
it's
this?
sorry,
just
'em
Audrey.
still
be
good
so
it
Bill
Bill?
was
ahe'd
his
go
problem
in
Barton,
do
sexual
Relax
Geisler
seems
storyteller
tenement
poor,
honest,
pool
you
he
knees
Barton.
reconsider
you,
yourself
timer.
okay,
get
when
questions
mean?
respect
been
him?
he's
looking
never
company
trying
He
calling
mean
fine.
I'm
GOOD!
take
once.
to
.some
-OF
are.
crawl
You
that
that,
all-out
out.
respect,
I'd
not
action,
don't
IWallace
contract
write
write.
writer,
US
sonofabitch!
got
hypocrite!
think
is
very
feel
Joel
old
actors
has
booth.
beaming
saw
woman.
champagne
source
desk.
on
dull
finally
faded
lock
night
affectionate
few
beach
louder.
on:
shoes
then
wash
keys
background
food:
cheese
napkin
turns
rises,
unlatched.
running
up
Mayhew's
politely
unscrewing
wallpaper
joined
chuckling.
As
Underwood.
presses
looks
something,
road,
down
"nudge
big
white,
accent:
wan,
two
craning
us
himself
one
Audrey's
hurries
cracks
cracked
door.
Charlie
underwear,
yard
escorted
Breeze.
pool,
which
front
Lipnik,
can
Charlie,
and
bed,
at
may
mouth
hoarse
wing
tall,
out
low
regular
from
deposit
Barton's
key
cop
other,
us.
gulps.
hallway,
position.
forward
CLACK.
into
script
shore.
In
says
head.
Fink,
we're
our
ready,
have
want
themselves
most
were
contract.
No
Garland;
talk
hell
Wilshire,
wanted
king
was
wrong.
break
Why
Bgonna
An
write
Bart
making
Somebody
if
work
asking?
doesn't
Writing
on
didn't
like
played
numbers
based
abstractions
guess
feel
mean
butt
means.
find
world.
Mr.
And
Sorry
W.P.!
Hollywood.
drippin',
stabs
at
indisposed
reschedule
I'm
Charlie.
ear
Don't
What's
yet
don't
no
speak,
try
That's
go
sometimes
talent
from
Bill.
bitch
fine
hill
day
day.
got
decided
Went
me
thing.
it.
life
New
Come
that's
Some
Where'd
you.
anything
to
Ben
number
6-4304.
alternative,
are
I'd-
gets
Barton.
like?
he
has
wrestler
sometimes,
type
scripts
him.
you,
fine.
yourself,
in
police!
hear,
bold
lights
damn
reason
be
never
Ibeen
contents
up.
what
fired!
really
children,
this
argue
with
for
You'll
of
down.
good
that
slob?
Fink,
twice.
Buck
Madman
funny
shotgun
nose
ahis
and
me.
time
.it
is
my
where
bleeds?
heads?
Charlie's
the
My
MAN!
fuck,
your
I'LL
buddy?
can
not
Yeah.
It
help
do
why
look
tourist
come
next
or
get
-bastards.
Lou
tell
Fink.
Beery
disappointed
The
dexcription,
take
you
town,
beautiful
box?
how
screen:
trots
reaction,
builds
lobby.
desk.
He
carpeted
furnished.
follow
as
bed.
large,
kind
Faintly,
stops
laughter
goes
door
sweat
her
desk,
serge
spread
blue
swig
wail.
closes
one
briefcase
wincing,
onto
Black
back
doorway,
together.
looks
close
thumpimg
paces.
Barton's
camera.
clapstick
watch.
Audrey's
circle
black
draws
beneath
eyes
again
Audrey
room.
For
swallows.
following
chair.
Lou.
gives
bloodshot
typing
pages.
resumes
up
riding
types.
we
hall.
headed:
except
beat
pair
cotton
key-strike
hear
scene:
two
into
suit
suit.
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WALL
levels
open
pocket
footboard
metal
sits
woman.
sand
all
flights
Lil!
you,
Let
himself.
corker.
last
gut
sense.
far
show
number
already
sure,
can
You're
cash.
rationalization,
Hotel
If
ahead.
being
like
Barton
one
kike
too
should
guess
there.
assure
New
good
point,
insulate
love
language,
Ted
into
.Yeah?.
rock
son,
out
social
at
Audrey
DAMMIT!
working
-VOICE
Fink.
mess.
over,
they
interest.
stranger
what
way,
sounds
little
aleft
if
Manhatten's
must
Son,
levee.
up
human
here,
I'll...improvise.
son
always
doesn't
talk
yeah
temporarily.
fact
or
Street
his
hell,
turkey,
tell
him!
take
me
Gaddamn
right,
it.
they're
ALWAYS
how
goddamn
don't
as
stay
brother,
IMaybe
on
it
whiskey?
this
you're
well
honest,
ugrateful
-LIPNIK
me?
to
kid.
in
come
got
just
I've
the
-kind
nine
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he
ago
no
with
Buck
ordinarily
could
back.
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work
asking.
what?
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.back
Mundt.
LOOK
I'LL
is
Charlie.
I'm
So
lied.
Henry
done.
quality,
actuall
of
and
About
mentally.
let
ME
you
you.
that
too,
Capitol
for
though;
NBARTON
performance.
then
carrying
not
sync
stage
gentleman
green,
highlights.
coat
examining
signaling
lined
beach.
resume
down
gone.
finifhing
eyes
phone
hands.
tacked
Barton's
completed
concern,
tap,
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deposited
seated
fully
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dark
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athlete.
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travel
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frame
body.
face
looks
background
bed.
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drink,
body
floor
package.
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window,
written.
listens
studies
looking
steadily.
bathroom
three
typing.
roar
carriage.
ding
edge
desk
full
look
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grows
from
hat
paddle
THWACK
door
see
sun,
VOICE
LIPNIK
CHARLIE
AUDREY
MASTRIONOTTI
Ame,
ACTOR
MAURY
that
so
power!
POPPY
DEREK
point
Hollywood
Barton.
tranz
provide
complimentary
go
Lipnik.
Las
end
given
Bart?
don't
probably
And
schmuck.
days.
picture.
pictures
make
assuming
it.
MAN
sorry,
Charlie
That's
line,
move
people
was
though
wanted
Everyone
about?
experience,
Earl
who
live,
there's
Okum
having
Wrestling
which
he
Will
bastard-ass
while,
in
be
no
Oakie.
just
okay.
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did
fair
since
his
At
this,
from
your
manure
doesn't
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perhaps,
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rude?
it's
what?
THAT
mind?
better.
once
ply
say?
really
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balled
pretty
Cdoes
RUGGLES
writer
GEISLER
He
an
were
tell
free
Fink.
rascals
have
sons
such
Soup
won't
ideas
what
we
trouble.
trouble
They
it
about
worked
HE
think
wants
FEET!!
out
well
person
It's
like
grip
door
for
personal
Yeah,
of
my
and
send
MDFink?
thyself.
too
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not
Jewish
disappeared.
call
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Garland
I'm
glad
Garland.
it?
Give
to
us
high
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do
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me
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athe
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know
CLERK
MAYHEW
GIRL
BEAUTY
thirties,
actors
all
RICHARD
GARLAND
door,
lobby,
counter
two
bags.
wearing
stops.
desk.
typewriter.
back
is"
desk,
sconces.
sound
pronged.
sweat.
Without
hand.
let's
gurgling
again.
washes
turns.
urgent.
then
thinks,
over
pressure
eases
We
white
sharp
now,
out.
building,
but
on
into
space.
later
looking
mustache.
voice
opponent
Audrey
back.
bed.
door.
before
coast
out,
Barton,
creak
flecks
down
board
than
swing
DEUTSCH
Deutsch
beneath
is
hear:
stumbles
throws
far
emerges.
figure,
fall
below.
up
briefcase
by
hallway.
goopus.
glances
The
feet.
moves.
top
dumbly.
head
censoriously
LOU
shoulder
glass?
WOMAN
CLAPPER
PETE
POLICEMAN
LILY
MAITRE
(baying)
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MAYHEW'S
SECRETARY
WRESTLER
SAILOR
VOICES
OPERATOR
EXECUTIVE
REFEREE
OLDER
FINK
CTRESS
up,
Fulton
he'd
but
were
tears!
Ruined
nobility
waste.
can't
gut
pressure
over
man'll
joke.
twenty-five
zero
only
out
guy!
IPNIK
Sure,
whatever
you.
have
work
Post.
orphan.
which
The
Fink
mean,
kind
well,
you'd
peace
what
me
writing
showing
guess
is.
if
real
And
you
late
Geisler.
doesn't
Geisler?
writer
I,
tell
No,
they'll
short.
end
is
you?
drop
M'HONEY!!
When
sorry
trick,
cotton
it's
do
smoke-screen
Brooklyn,
on.
expression
beef;
wrestling
compadre!
again.
Well,
big,
grease,
find
one's
none
would
doing
AYHEW
folks
too,
manure.
requires
they
Christ,
about
my
need
seems
HARLIE
face?
there
Mosquitos
Fink?
LIKES
how
Jesus,
him-tell
the
Ideas.
just
all!
out.
I'm
any
confronts
really
scripts!
so
mostly
guff
by
in?
to
do?
Take
woke
hold
don't
can
know
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Not
honest,
force
and
talk
Never
for
Iknees,
that,
on
back.
it
well
your
building
Anyway,
of
EUTSCH
mean
choice?
that
ASTRIONOTTI
You
he
ARLAND
Barton?
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shipping
uniform!
from
eyes
papers,
head
It's
at
puts
as
hot.
think
aLillian
ARTON
resign
going
story
all
twenty
inside
stagehand
like
been
applause
backstage,
call
does
strains
sheets
she
frame
burly
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more.
opening
sits.
adhesive-giving-way
with
meets
apparently
fleshy
an
water
ablutions.
finest
wailing
onto
it,
Charlie
into
Audrey
before
wiping
fades
motionless
man
follows.
typing,
paper
room,
who
back,
new
back
Pick
or
enveloped
side
bathroom.
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bedsprings
bathroom
doorknob,
roll
has
stumbles
up
form
shoulder.
hand.
sits
assume
Gothic
fairly
desk,
in
Barton.
it.
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called
angle
motion.
times
last
are
floor
out,
restrains
his
elevator
cables
blown
pocket.
flask,
parcel,
hurry
walks
us,
love
brother,
lick
thing,
dripping
dream
hands
join
money,
sprouting
eight
is
me,
going
maybe
So
say
one
Beery
wanna
like
damn
mine,
really,
door.
do
I'd
Providing
working
kick
few
swallow?
at
these
Charlie.
generally
lot
Geisler.
talk
well
it.
Throw
writer?
see
Fink,
very
could
Barton,
must
you.
not
infection,
fixed
world
galore
was
honest.
people
damned
act
really
realization
pail.
anything,
among
ger
that
moonshine's
schoolboy's
with
down
when
of
I've
insurance,
Alittle
started
everything
or
But
don't
later
York.
pick
leave
Christ
this
know
Geisler
two.
three.
destroy
Barton
need
you
Drown
feel
were
for
How's
drifted
What
goddamn
have.
good
wrestler
to
protecting
hated
and
so
only
been
simple
it,
happened,
me
me!
police
happened?
KNOW
bathroom.
out
wrong
if
on
has
cover
things
goddammit,
-your
can
he
guess
me.
that,
noise
up
likes
City.
now
throat
fuckin'
thirty
description?
Said
I'll
Barton?
important.
Bible,
Thanks
mind
asailor!
monsters!
kinda
heads
the
sick
you're
be
my
just
get
me?
LISTEN!
I'M
anything
read
put
man
wrestling
make
it
There's
IFink.
down.
.fucked
beautiful.
Coen
crowd.
through
close.
evening,
scuffle
table,
places
wooden
bedside
After
Barton.
Lipnik
mirthless.
laughing
rises
basin.
swaps
bed
strike
typing
him
clearing.
Barton's
discuss
her
small
pushes
hear
foot
bad,
limp
puts
His
large
What's
turns
odd
frames.
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motions
look
Too
boxer
door
making,
night
Next
knocks.
but
water;
apparently
heavy.
ratty
his
wrapped
heaves.
For
ding
next
Book
chairs
back
listens
stain.
under
shadow
space:
typing.
as
behind
pile
nightmarishly
men.
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Deutsch
slowly
There
approaching
elbows,
reddening
in
human
frame
something,
sea.
here,
goodbye,
Well
'em
already
glad
whose
calloused
was
those
think
every
common
success,
capable
did
use
redeem
be
room!
are
tell
can
thing?
Showmanship.
out
pirate
I'm
mind
rumor
Join
on
We
old
take
all
get
heart.
This
uh,
better
one,
work,
York,
theater?
pretty
getting
You
their
seldom
Oit
Okum
picture
pictures
wanted
up.
confused?
that
here
imposing
wrestling
been
gather
My
okay?
Are
dropped
M'HONEY!!
happened
stuck
Kansas
by
boring
writing
beef
though,
stuff.
pain.
any
mammy-
writer.
feel
of
mean
but,
some
Why
belly-achin'.
Brother,
there's
sell
hear
sweating
in.
desert
have
really
help!
manages
paycheck
interest!
drew
sonofabitch
it's
jealous;
now!
should
many
"The
tonight,
your
Where's
see
for
counting
necessary
strokes,
this
well
in
practically
And
to
-not
If
fine
Capitol
as
leaving.
believe
no
mind.
didn't
know
me,
wrestler.
yours.
dream;
Bible,
enough
Rogers.
we
and
finds
saw
Mundt,
is
but
.Whatever
become
postcard.
friends
boy
it?
mitts
SHOW
anyone.
up
Igoing
people
right
around
into
door
sir
sir,
officially
whip
little
you,
wanna
Canvas".
you
scribble,
will
athe
then
wardrobe
edge
rope,
over
name
stand,
under
put
Lipnik's
only
before
walking
document.
semicircular
serge
sink,
crying.
message:
beads
pauses,
bed
with
hands
reenters
at
left
last
lot
looks
muttering
Barton.
crumpled
bed.
and,
angle
knees,
The
Chet
puts
sweating.
now
he
Lipnik
Out
resolving
dressed
surf
hangs
work.
holds
Barton
sound
He
bath
one
attention.
crowd.
quizzical
coat
rolls
ready.
from
buckshot
front
his
down
wall
svereal
they
Maury!
part
Maury,
here?
night
fish
sells
success-
want
might
forget
your
read
hell's
Let's
okay,
out
this,
tell
he'll
actually.
who
good
are
talking
make
question.
now
on
they
killed
sorry
about
how
had
why
early
if
at
an
embarassing.
around
worry,
really
ask
pretend
I'm
heard
it
some
any.
should
hand
hurt
Really
physically.
as
can
turnin'
say.
suffering.
have
be,
be
is
understand?
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weight
little
was
said,
only
MY
got
words
isn't
It's
awhat
though
no
NEVER
hell
Told
him?
one-
two.
wouldn't
it's
up
The
Hollywood.
Don't
him
appreciating
know
police
Barton,
intercourse?
Barton.
Give
Work
anyway
Thimks
one.
Not
course,
unless
get
employees
Pictures,
Get
all
in?
gotta
out.
with
me,
I'd
got.
soon,
its
of
fact,
-days
Karl
in
did
far
the
Rogers.
said.
to
writing
Calling
writing,
I've
Do
Ihike!
said
he
later?
We
Fink.
hot
UPON
MIND!!
SHOW
me
Madman
try
much
you
merry-go-round.
By
check
and
this
picture
thought
guy
but
something
give
.Fink,
theater,
echo
approaching
stage.
He
faded
They
feet.
yellowing
brow.
With
sighing
answer.
after
perhaps
for
continues
office
onto
pants
picks
woman's
by
knees.
sits
rolls
small
in.
Joe."
somehow
stand
stares
sweeps
past
appear
than
witherng
charge,
cut.
being
Barton's
Willam
speck
door.
back
hall.
shuts
moment
same
door:
that
picture.
rings
sits.
feeds
steadily.
opening.
deposit
tap
serve
staring
reads:
shot,
looking.
down
end
his
then
catches
bridge
fire
pop
gives.
walls,
hallway.
room.
Charlie's
desk.
distance
approaching.
kid.
Monsieur
play.
Triumph
has
Barton
living?
creation
Earle.
Checkout
it?
sent.
Mr.
hell's
writer.
writer,
Got
we
And
Romantic
story
gotta
important
Tells
expecting
work,
trying
feel
merchandise.
believe
do
time
planet,
recognize
heel.
New
in
ourselves
yet
tragedy
some
doesn't
ass
alright
forgot
moment
know
us,
We
so
by
hair
My
dredge
basic
get
grunting
no
your
art
Don't
heart,
fact
people
dunno
led
at
next
somethin'.
you
that
started
Bill
which
all
now
him
you're
dailies
give
tomorrow
twelve
AAAAAAHHHHHH!!
DROWN
afraid
What
protect.
many
about
have
Thank
right?
is,
didn't
-what
hang
don't
tell
Put
tells
go
cleaning
it
just
ahe's
mine!
hell,
Just
but
okay
I'm
on,
locked.
can
think
them
load
there,
he
Mundt.
than
ever
would
be
is
this
if
can't
long
it's
of
to
sound
WRITER!
the
for
Mundt!
hot.
cruel
build,
madman,
Iunderstand
Morgenthau
warfare
If
drama,
right,
and
big
Beery
Trusted
Not
Fink
Fink-type
.war
backs
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gazes
slowly
muting
desk.
looks
gull
muffled,
light
face.
up
more
taken
hall
flask.
bed
adjacent
onto
back.
water.
short
length
pulls
voice
her
prongs
bed.
champ!
painfully
Wild
small
clothed,
bedside
front
pair
standing
pats
hold
words
Audrey
up,
up.
open.
supplicating.
walks
disappeared.
only
Charlie
wraps
picks
furiously.
when
down
packed.
surf.
cotton
typing.
wad
or
someone
straightened
another
two
belt.
away
far
louder.
into
roar
pursued
on
sits
his
any
lobby
twine
years.
be
embarass
tacked
we
dear
is.
decision
Herald?
seems
or
me.
working
Do
forgot
bags?
Fink?!
looks;
go
mumbo-jumbo
don't
shares
on
this
We're
do
things
feeling,
you.
imagine.
Mr.
work
people
are
theater.
get
from
well,
at
today
Norman
Lipnik
your
lubricant,
Bill
name
by
Taylor,
he
Please
interrupting
You
something
It's
In
envy
itself
thirty
out
right
pin
wrestling
clumsy
okay?
divert
it
found
without
enjoy
want
roll
belly
Darien!
up
does.
East
shoes.
Sahara.
could
bottle
they
That
practically
Where
New
mosquito
truth,
Big
need
coming.
spirited!
take
for
were
the
I've
Barton.
up,
on,
that's
of
on!
building.
those
about
pictures.
do?!
actually
old
.when
one
Ijust
it'll
tents
to
His
way.
see
missin'.
He
But
-it?
that
off
is
heads.
hot
inside,
all
you
with
making
It
asir,
was
and
my
furiously
joined
dissolve
looking
ratty
own
after
not
where
an
nose.
pictures
work,
staring
moisture
chow.
as
tenor
face
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ME!
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pocket
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MAN
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move
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like
Meadows?
mind.
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pictures!
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stiff.
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stories
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picture.
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anyone
married,
over
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grand
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to
fellow
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athey
hell,
door
head
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finished.
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town.
men
understand
this!
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get
make
going
tomorrow.
him
here.
afternoon?
you
him!
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off.
it
are
times
him?
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concentrate
much
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people
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about
interested
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country
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up
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off!
name
then
head.
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what
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we
dump
that
distance.
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out
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through
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for
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maroon
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place.
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bed.
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page
stucco
Turkey.
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down
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forth.
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toward
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Daniel.
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it,
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make
joyous
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writers
We
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and
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Mayhew
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it's
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picture,
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mental
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street
over
test
wife
Side.
their
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ear
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at
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last
need
you.
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me
we've
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of
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my
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sonofabitch
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me.
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audible;
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head.
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shoes,
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table.
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across
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his
light
path.
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blood.
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room.
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cradling
His
story.
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shall
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floor.
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with
toward
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track
porcelain
door.
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bed.
empty
door
shoes
We
closed
ground
sits,
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it,
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working
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Writer
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grimace.
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wept,
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week
thinking
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Join
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and
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imagine.
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playwright.
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stuff
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theater
right
common
Steele
you're
know
he
look
you'll
picture?
writer,
each
M'HONEY!!
chronic
sense,
my
town
wrestling
seconds.
lug.
am.
Barton?
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do
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gave
Ever
so
YOU
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paper.
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He's
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deafening.
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page.
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beat.
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watching
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but
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Uncle
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drinking
it'll
work.
marvelous.
hundred
more
be
must
time
personal
name
here,
shoe
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knew
sexual
ain't
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apologize
buy
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reknown
head!
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suffers,
of
shit.
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it
expected
odor.
me.
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Fink
afternoon.
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appointment.
here.
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tell
for
about
me
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on
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cry
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good
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Won't
totally
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business
the
my
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You're
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man,.
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This
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end
Fink?
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I'LL
to
you
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tape
THIS
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especially
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around
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swaying
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Barton
parcel.
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el
now,
Uncle
minutes
struggle
in
what's
Capitol
for
have
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Great
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off
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beans.
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on
is,
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bite.
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LIKES
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strokes.
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know
thinks
'EM!
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Everything'll
Three
wrestling
Bill
Oh,
formula.
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time.
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completion
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mine.
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it
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guy
were
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property
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down,
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across
to:
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wooden
sinks,
room
does
last
adjacent
door.
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large
from
stalls.
opened.
moaning.
wadding.
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massaging
head.
rubbing
picnic
sunlight
continues,
various
screen:
wrestler
call
gentle.
away.
Audrey's
door
faint
two
hear
more
pants
hearing
front
Charlie,
Pete,
Mastrionotti
new
not
picks
reading
publicity
elevator.
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empty
fire.
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heavily.
seems
still
slides
folks.
after
foreground,
sand,
D'OR
1991
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are
minute.
Barton,
Eighty-five
supprt
some.
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Garland.
on
for
tell
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matter
pictures
handicap,
us
I've
out
say
York
back,
Wallace
at
ABart,
you.
basic
Hell,
starting
Last
New
Call
already.
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glad
Okum
Beery
janitor
have
should
just,
fifteen,
moment
M'HONEY!!
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not
about
department?
it
plying
policy
expected.
back
what
hurt
is.
productive
it's
Maybe
me.
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person
like
strangers,
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saying
hell
is
named
that.
know
Fink.
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tomorrow-
can
He'll
The
idiot
Audrey,
couple-
him,
think.
understanding,
you
friend!
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be
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since
He
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and
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into
guess
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of
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in?
dance!
dame.
man?
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air.
LIFE
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my
that
Eighty-
arranged
in
love
YOU
THAT
all
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under
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booth.
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twilight.
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