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【】i,too,laughedbehindhand,invisibletoyou,”paulsaid,”theotherdayethisthing.naturallytoproteusent;asyounodoubtreittalinappareion.” childannodded. studyingthepin,pauletalelteduntilithasbeeshapeless.itrepresentsnothing.nordoesithavedesign,ofanyiionalsort.itisrelyarphous.osay,itisre,deprivedoffor” childannodded. ”yet,”paulsaid,”ihaveforseveraldaysnootionalfondness.ayask.idonotevennoas,os.butitsohootionedaoetohoostasis.” . ”itdoesnothaveever.but”hetouchedthepinhhisnail.”robert,thisobjecthaswu.” ”ibelieveyht,”childansaid,tryingtoreided.orprehension.anyhowashighlygood. ”thehandsoftheartifiplatingit,oreaedievalsaintuldthisditation,nduoved,asyouysee.” ”yes,”childansaid. ”tohavenohistoriarvel.justpreposingpla,”stonesrejeakingselfclear” ”yes,”childansaid. ”inothereforitisherart,forithasnofornion.it.lylackthelikethis.soyht,robert.itisauthenticallyanehingonthefaceoftheworld.” authentihildanthought.yes,itcertainlyis.ihthatnotion.butastotherest ”havingditatedtothisavail,”paulntinued,”iyself,asihavedonepelsanabandonntofpropriety,sogreatistheyofdeliveringtheaself.irequiredthattheseindividualslisten.” rediblesituation. ”theresult,”paulsaid,”yvieore,robert.iaxhausted.”helaidthepinbathebox.”responsibilityehasended.discharged.”hepushedtheboxtochildan. ”sir,itsyours,”odelhehadeverexperienauingit.childahiskneeshaveaodo;hestoodplugathissleeve,hisfaceflushing. ustfacerealitye.” blang,childanstaered,”ifusedby” paulstoodup,faghi”takeheed.thetaskisyours.youarethesoleagentforthispiedothersofitsilk.alsoyouareaprofessional.erdising.” childahi ”youustgoaboutputtingtheseobjectsoverinabigfashion.” eralresponsibilityfortheedfrankjeberonespiritualandbusinessrelationshiphthejeolerableintheeyesofpaulkasoura. aofithatpaulcertainlyspokehauthority,rightoutofdeadterofjapaureandtradition. obligatiohoughtbitterly.ituldsticktherestofhislife,oncurred.righttothegraveitself.paulhadtohisoarkofbeingunending. theyreoutoftheirnds,self.exale:theyanupfrohegutterduetotheobligationitioses.doyoucallthatisaythatstypical;justaracethatanagedeventopythepatchesontheboileraswellas paulily.fortunately,longhabithadedabland,soberexpression,personathatrreask. thisisdreadful,childanrealized.acatastrophe.betterpaulhadthoughtiryingtoseducehiswife. betty.thereeoff.iblenandholy,likearelic. ”igaveeachoftheseindividualsoneofyourcards,”paulsaid. ”pardon”childansaid,preoupied. ”yourbusinessples.” ”isee,”childansaid. ”thereisohing,”pa ...