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[Mark Kohut]

The Mrs teaches reading, devours crime fiction, is now on an Irish kick.
>From Ken Bruen's "The Ghosts of Galway":

A distinguished-looking guy in a dressing gown was looking lost and
trailing an IV. Hard to look impressive in that gear but he managed. He
asked,

"is there an area for smoking?"

Not anymore.

I said,

"Not anymore"

He said,

"Life is full of irony. I had not smoked for years then, with this health
scare, I started again and now there is is nowhere you can actually
practice the foul deed."

I said,

"Go ahead, I'll deal with the fallout."

He looked at me anew, said,

"That is awfully generous of you. This world needs more of your thinking."

I seriously doubted that.

He lit up, dragged deep like only a former smoker can, guilt and relief
dancing the waltz of addiction. He gasped,

"My word, that is good."

Then reveled in the hit, said,

"Inherent vice."

Quick as a first-year lit wanker, I said,

"Thomas Pynchon."

He was impressed, said,

"Erudite too."

I gave an enigmatic smile as if I knew what that even meant.
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