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The Calm A dead man doesn’t walk into a bar Thebartenderdoesn’thearhisorder, evenwiththetelevisionturneddown. Adeadmandoesn’taskforchange tomakeacall. Thephonerings. Thebartenderanswers,says,Nope, haven’t seem him yet,turnsback totheTV. Abarnisburningthere; horseskickouttheirstalls.Awoman searchestheblaze,callsoutaword, doesitagain,thesamewordbecause hermouthmakesthesameshape, thebriefshapeofaman’sname. 96 ...

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