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or he can do it for a nickel, in a subway under a train.
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You think so, Nat?
:52:07
What if Helen is right, and this guy sits down...
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and turns out something good... but good...
and that pulls him up and snaps him out of it?
:52:12
This guy? Not from where I sit.
:52:14
Oh, shut up, Nat. I'm going to do it.
I'm going to do it now. It's all there. You heard it.
:52:17
Yes, Mr. Birnam.
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That's why I didn't go away on that weekend, see,
so I can be alone up there and sit down at my typewriter.
:52:23
This time I'm going to do it, Nat. I'm going to do it.
:52:25
- Maybe you will.
- Thank you, Nat.
:52:28
- Am I all paid up?
- Yes, Mr. Birnam.
:52:30
Goodbye, Nat.
:52:31
I'm going home. This time I've got it. I'm going to write.
:52:37
Good luck to you.
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THE BOTTLE A Novel by Don Birnam
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To Helen - With All My Love