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bought that one from him.'
'I hope he stuck it to you' I said.
'I thought it would make a nice memento' Rommie said'but for a second there I thought I'd
given you the box with the severed hand in it — I hate it when I mix up my gift-boxes like that.
What's the deal?'
'It's been a long hot July' I said. 'Put it down to that.' I hung the Stenomask's strap over one
fingerdangling it that way.
'Mattie said to be there by eleven' John told us. 'We're going to drink beer and throw the Frisbee
around.'
'I can do both of those things quite well' George Kennedy said.
Outside in the tiny parking lot George went to a dusty Altimarummaged in the backand came
out with a battered copy of The Red-Shirt Man. 'Frieda made me bring this one. She has the newer
onesbut this is her favorite. Sorry about how it looks — she's read it about six times.'
II 'It's my favoritetoo' I saidwhich was true. 'And I like to see a book with mileage.' That was
also true. I opened the booklooked approvingly at a smear of long-dried chocolate on the flyleaf
and then wrote: For Frieda Kennedywhose husband was there to lend a hand. Thanks for sharing
himand thanks For readingMike Noonan.
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