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-it
-was
-one
-of
-those
-nameless
-gray
-buildings
-that
-could
-be
-seen
-from
-the
-street
-only
-if
-larry
-craned
-his
-neck
-to
-almost
-vertical
-he
-never
-had
-of
-course
-having
-heard
-when
-he
-first
-arrived
-in
-the
-city
-that
-only
-tourists
-unaccustomed
-to
-tall
-buildings
-did
-so
-he'd
-never
-thought
-about
-it
-until
-he'd
-heard
-the
-social
-injunction
-against
-such
-a
-thing
-it
-was
-now
-one
-of
-the
-things
-he
-thought
-about
-almost
-every
-day
-as
-he
-rode
-to
-and
-from
-work
-in
-gritty
-blue
-buses
-inside
-the
-building
-the
-constant
-sound
-of
-recirculating
-dry
-air
-made
-larry
-feel
-as
-though
-he
-were
-at
-some
-beach
-in
-hell
-listening
-to
-the
-ocean
-or
-more
-accurately
-at
-a
-gift
-shop
-in
-a
-landlocked
-state
-in
-hell
-listening
-to
-the
-ocean
-as
-represented
-by
-the
-sound
-a
-conch
-shell
-makes
-when
-he
-holds
-it
-up
-to
-his
-ear
-the
-buzz
-of
-the
-fluorescent
-bulbs
-overhead
-sounded
-like
-the
-hot
-sun
-bearing
-down
-all
-day
-in
-this
-metaphor
-a
-favorite
-of
-larry's
-his
-cubicle
-was
-made
-of
-that
-cheap
-grayish-blue
-plywood
-that
-cubicles
-are
-made
-of
-inside
-it
-his
-computer
-sat
-on
-his
-desk
-as
-larry
-liked
-to
-think
-an
-eagle
-perched
-on
-a
-mountainous
-crag
-much
-like
-the
-crag
-that
-was
-his
-desktop
-wallpaper
-the
-walls
-were
-unadorned
-except
-for
-a
-few
-tacked-up
-papers
-in
-report
-covers
-explaining
-his
-script
-when
-larry
-made
-a
-call
-to
-a
-potential
-customer
-it
-always
-went
-the
-same
-way
-hi
-mr/mrs
-customer's
-name
-my
-name
-is
-larry
-and
-i'm
-with
-client's
-name
-and
-was
-just
-wondering
-if
-i
-could
-have
-a
-minute
-of
-your
-time
-oh
-no
-sir
-i
-do
-not
-want
-whatever
-it
-is
-you're
-selling
-customer
-terminates
-call
-larry
-had
-only
-ever
-read
-the
-first
-line
-of
-the
-script
-on
-the
-wall
-sometimes
-he
-had
-an
-urge
-to
-read
-more
-of
-it
-to
-be
-ready
-when
-a
-customer
-expressed
-interest
-in
-whatever
-it
-was
-larry
-was
-selling
-but
-something
-in
-him
-he
-liked
-to
-think
-it
-was
-an
-actor's
-intuition
-that
-told
-him
-it
-was
-best
-to
-improvise
-though
-he
-worried
-it
-was
-the
-futility
-of
-it
-kept
-him
-from
-reading
-further
-into
-the
-script
-so
-when
-jane
-said
-sure
-i
-have
-nothing
-better
-to
-do
-he
-was
-thrown
-completely
-off
-guard
-um
-alright
-mrs
-mrs
-loring
-i
-was
-wondering
-it
-is
-ms
-not
-mrs
-em
-ess
-miz
-no
-r
-larry
-she
-sounded
-patient
-as
-if
-she
-were
-used
-to
-correcting
-people
-about
-the
-particulars
-of
-her
-title
-but
-how
-often
-can
-that
-happen
-larry
-thought
-and
-he
-was
-suddenly
-deeply
-confused
-oh
-sorry
-ma'am
-uh
-miz
-loring
-but
-i
-wanted
-to
-know
-whether
-you'd
-like
-to
-ah
-buy
-some
-larry
-put
-his
-head
-in
-his
-hand
-and
-started
-twirling
-his
-hair
-in
-his
-finger
-a
-nervous
-habit
-he'd
-had
-since
-childhood
-and
-closed
-his
-eyes
-tightly
-why
-do
-not
-you
-have
-anything
-better
-to
-do
-immediately
-he
-knew
-it
-was
-the
-wrong
-question
-even
-before
-the
-silence
-on
-the
-other
-end
-moved
-past
-impatience
-and
-into
-stunned
-larry
-had
-a
-mini-drama
-written
-and
-staged
-within
-his
-mind
-she
-would
-call
-customer
-service
-and
-complain
-loudly
-into
-the
-representative's
-ear
-the
-rep
-would
-send
-a
-memo
-to
-the
-head
-of
-telemarketing
-requesting
-disciplinary
-action
-and
-the
-head
-would
-delegate
-the
-action
-to
-larry's
-immediate
-supervisor
-david
-david
-would
-saunter
-over
-to
-larry's
-cubicle
-sometime
-within
-the
-next
-week
-depending
-on
-when
-he
-got
-the
-memo
-and
-when
-he
-felt
-like
-crossing
-fifty
-feet
-of
-office
-space
-and
-have
-one
-of
-what
-david
-liked
-to
-call
-chats
-but
-what
-larry
-knew
-were
-lectures
-after
-about
-half
-an
-hour
-of
-chatting
-david
-would
-give
-larry
-a
-warning
-and
-ask
-him
-to
-come
-in
-for
-overtime
-to
-make
-up
-for
-the
-discretion
-and
-walk
-back
-slowly
-to
-his
-office
-making
-small
-talk
-with
-the
-cubicled
-workers
-on
-the
-way
-the
-world
-suddenly
-felt
-too
-small
-for
-larry
-or
-he
-too
-big
-for
-it
-quietly
-with
-the
-same
-patience
-but
-with
-a
-bigger
-pain
-jane
-said
-my
-husband
-just
-left
-me
-and
-i
-thought
-you
-could
-take
-my
-mind
-off
-of
-him
-for
-just
-a
-minute
-and
-hung
-up