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52 lines
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\label{ally:29}
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\begin{quote}
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Where did you go?
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I was still here.
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\begin{quote}
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Were you?
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I was still at my computer. Still writing. I was still here?
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\begin{quote}
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You'll have to forgive me for saying that I don't quite believe you.
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Why wouldn't you? You're here with me, aren't you?
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Was I? It was like looking through cling wrap. It was like looking through melted glass.
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What do you mean?
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Well, you were there. I could see you at your computer. You were there, but it wasn't \textbf{you}. There was a Madison-shape sitting with a laptop on the couch, petting the dogs, feeding the cat, listening to music, but it wasn't you.
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I was busy, perhaps. \emph{Restless Town} came out, that stole a lot of my time.
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When was the last time you filed an invoice at work?
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Two\ldots{}weeks ago. I think? Damn. Was I really gone that long?
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Longer. Do you remember what you did the week before that?
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Worked, doubtless.
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Did you? Have you talked with work about that?
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Ah.
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Let's talk about burnout, shall we?
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We probably better had.
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\newpage
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