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61 relief. Story within a story The same little man sits in a formal restaurant across from her, Cadillac parked outside. He places an audio device with speakers on the table, presses a button. We hear: A FRIGHTENED SCREAM OF A WOMAN. We hear: GLASS BREAKING ANGRILY. Many voices ending in silence. It begins to rain. The man and the woman sit quietly, almost smiling. An intrigue transpired, perhaps a robbery, and the freak table was but a distraction. Figures outside pass in the cracks between buildings. ...

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