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    Monday, January 3rd, 2011
    9:24 am
    @@@@@I know I never once read one all the way
    @@@@@I know I never once
    read
    one all the way throughI didn't have to, they were all always the
    same thing-whining for more money!" Scarlett covered her mouth
    with
    her handShe'd broken three of the unwritten,
    inviolate rules of the Southern code of behavior: she'd said the word
    "money," she'd reminded her dependents of the charity she'd given,
    and
    she'd kicked a downed foeHer eyes when she looked at her weeping
    aunts were stricken with shameThe mended china and darned linen
    on
    the table reproached herI haven't even been very generous, she
    thoughtI could have sent them much more and never missed it
    "I'm
    sorry," she whispered, and she began to cryA moment passed before
    Eulalie wiped her eyes and blew her nose"I heard that Rosemary has
    a
    new suitor," she said in a watery voIce"Have you met him,
    Scarlett?
    Is he an interesting person?"
    "Is he from a good family?" Pauline addedScarlett winced, but only
    slightly"Miss Eleanor knows hispeople," she said, "and says they're
    very niceRosemary won't have anything to do with himYou know
    how
    she is She looked at her aunts' worn faces with real affection and
    respectThey had kept the codeShe knew they would keep it until
    the day they died and never refer to the way she had broken itNo
    Southerner would ever deliberately shame anotherShe straightened
    her
    shoulders and lifted her chin
    "His name is Elliott Marshall," she said, "and he's the
    funniest-looking thing you'd ever want to see-skinny as a stick and
    solemn as an owl!" She forced a lilt into her voice"He must be
    mighty brave, thoughRosemary could pick him up and break him in
    pieces if she got irritated enough She leaned forward and widened
    her eyes"Did you hear that he's a Yankee?" Pauline and Eulalie
    gas
    Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
    9:23 am
    @@@@@? They marked you?” “If you mean by that,
    @@@@@? They marked you?”
    “If you mean by that, did they know who we were, happily they did notHad they known, it’s
    doubtful we’d be sitting at this table!”
    “Signor DeFazio,” interrupted the contessa, glancing at her husband, her look telling him to
    calm down“The word we received over here is that you have a contract on this cripple and his
    friend the doctorIs that true?”
    “Yeah,” confirmed the capo supremo cautiously“As far as that goes, but it goes further, you
    know what I mean?”
    “I haven’t the vaguest idea,” replied the count icily
    “I tell you this because it’s possible I could use your help, for which, like I told you, you’ll be
    paid good, real good
    “How does the contract go ‘further’?” asked the wife, again interrupting
    “There’s someone else we have to hitA third party these two came over here to meet
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    350
    The count and his countess instantly looked at each other“A ‘third party,’ ” repeated the man
    from Rome, raising the wineglass to his lipsA three-target contract is generally quite
    profitableHow profitable, Signor DeFazio?”
    “Hey, come on, do I ask you what you make a week in Paris, France? Let’s just say it’s a lot and
    you two personally can count on six figures, if everything goes according to the book
    “Six figures encompass a wide spectrum,” observed the countess“It also indicates that the
    contract is worth over seven figures?” DeFazio looked at the woman, his breathing on hold
    “Over a million dollars,” concluded the countess
    “Yeah, well, you see, it’s important to our clients that these people leave this world,” said Louis,
    breathing again as seven figures had not been equated with seven million“We don’t ask why, we
    just do the jobIn situations like this, our dons are generous; we keep most of the money and ‘our
    thing’ keeps its reputation for efficiencyIsn’t that right, Mario?”
    “I’m sure it is, Lou, but I don’t involve myself in those matters
    “You get paid, don’t you, cugino?”
    “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t, Lou
    “See what I mean?” said DeFazio, looking at the aristocrats of the European Mafia, who showed
    no reaction at all except to stare at the capo supremo“Hey, what’s the matter? Oh, this bad thing
    that happened yesterday, huh? What was it—they saw you, right? They spotted you, and some
    gorilla got off a couple of shots to scare you away, that’s it, isn’t it? I mean what else could it be,
    right? They didn’t know who you were but you were there—a couple of times too often, maybe—
    so a little muscle was used, okay? It’s an old scam: Scare the shit out of strangers you see more
    than once
    Saturday, January 1st, 2011
    9:26 am
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    damage to the house, but my whereabouts at the
    time of his call were the last thing on Wireman's
    mindWireman was crying and laughing
    "I can see! As well as ever! Left eye's as clear
    as a gucci watch bangle bellI can't believe it, but-"
    "Slow down, Wireman, I can barely make you out
    He didn't slow down"A pain
    went through my bad eye at the height of the
    stormpain like you wouldn't believeI thought we'd been struck by
    lightning, so help me GodI tore off the
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    what I'm telling you? I can see!"
    "Yes," I said
    "Was it you? It was, wasn't it?"
    522
    I said, "MaybeI've got a painting for
    youI'll bring it tomorrow"I'd
    take good care of it, amigoI don't think it
    matters what happens to them once they're done,
    but I also replica gucci thought Kerry was gonna beat Bush"Oh, verdad, I heard thatWas
    it hard?"
    A thought struck me before I could answer"Was
    the storm hard on Elizabeth?"
    "Oh man, awfulThey always scare her, but this
    oneScreaming about her
    sistersTessie and Lo-Lo, the ones who drowned
    back in the rolex submariner replica nineteen-twentiesShe even had me
    going for awhile thereAre
    you okay? Was it hard?"
    I looked at the scatterings of sand on the floor
    between the front door and the stairsSurely no
    footprints thereIf I thought I was seeing more
    than sand, that was just my fucking pasha cartier watch artistic
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    Friday, December 31st, 2010
    9:31 am
    @@@@@ "People like me play by a different set of
    @@@@@
    "People like me play by a different set of rules from what you play by," he said"What happens when a corporation announces a downsizing?"
    "People get laid off," I saidUnemployment goes
    up
    "Yes, but what happens to the company, in particular a public company on the stock exchange?"
    "The price of the stock usually goes up when the downsizing is announced," I said"The market likes it when a company reduces its labor costs, either through automation or just consolidating the labor force in general
    "That's right," he said"And when stock prices go up, people like me, the shareholders, get richerThat is what I mean by a different set of rulesEmployees lose; owners and investors win
    Robert was describing not only the difference between an employee and employer, but also the difference between controlling your own destiny and giving up that control to someone else
    "But it's hard for most people to understand why that happens," I said"They just think it's not fair
    "That's why it is foolish to simply say to a child, `Get a good education,' " he said"It is foolish to assume that the education the school system provides will prepare your children for the world they will face upon graduationEach child needs more educationAnd they need to know the rulesThe different sets of rules
    "There are rules of money that the rich play by, and there are the rules that the other 95 percent of the population plays by," he said"And the 95 percent learns those rules at home and in schoolThat is why it's risky today to simply say to a child, `Study hard and look for a job' A child today needs a more sophisticated education, and the current system is not delivering the goodsI don't care how many computers they put in the classroom or how much money schools spendHow can the education system teach a subject that it does not know?"
    So how does a parent teach their children, what the school does not? How do you teach accounting to a child? Won't they get bored? And how do you teach investing when as a parent you yourself are risk averse? Instead of teaching my children to simply play it safe, I decided it was best to teach them to play it smart
    "So how would you teach a child about money and all the things we've talked about?" I asked Robert"How can we make it easy for parents especially when they don't understand it themselves?"
    "I wrote a book on the subject, " he sa
    Thursday, December 30th, 2010
    9:23 am
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    Everything was mixed upHis mind could see no farther than his eyesHe was hemmed by the dense palpable mesh of the jungle"Aaah, that fuggin Gucci Clutches Mussolini," he said again, as if to relieve himself
    Goldstein was stirring beside him"Come on, it's our turn again
    Minetta lurched to his feet"Why the hell don't they give us a decent break? Jesus Christ, we just sat down He glared at Ridges, who was shouldering his way along the narrow ragged swath of the trail; nothing was left of his reverie but the resentment and fatigue that had black chanel tote initiated it
    "C'mon, M'netta," Ridges called back Without waiting for an answer, he plowed ahead to relieve the crew that had been laboringRidges was angry and perplexedHe had spent the rest period debating whether he would have time to clean his rifle, and he had decided he could never do the job properly in ten minutesThe rifle was wet and muddy, and would rust if he couldn't take care men wallet gucci of it soonShoot, Ridges said to himself, a man never has time to do one thing, when they ain't cussin' for him to do somethin' elseHe felt pleasantly spiteful at the stupidity of the Army, and yet guilty tooHe was taking poor care of a valuable piece of property, which bothered his sense of honestyThe gov'ment give me that M-one 'cause they figgered Ah'd watch over it, an' Ah ain't doin' chanel classic bag
    Monday, December 27th, 2010
    9:24 am
    @@@@@“Admit no one, stay away from the windows
    @@@@@“Admit no one, stay away from the windows and take all
    precautionsWhat do you mean, the windows? He’ll need time to find out where we are to
    question the maids, the stewards
    “Forgive me, old friend,” interrupted Krupkin, “but an angelic priest inquiring at the desk about
    two Americans, one with a pronounced limp, during the early morning rush in the lobby?”
    “Good point, even if you’re paranoid
    “You’re on a high floor, and directly across the Marx Prospekt is the roof of an office building
    “You also think pretty fast
    “Certainly faster than that fool in DzerzhinskyI would have reached you long before now, but
    my commissar Kartoshki over there didn’t call me until two minutes ago
    “I’ll wake up Bourne
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    387
    “Be careful
    Conklin did not hear the Soviet’s final admonitionInstead, he swiftly replaced the telephone
    and pulled on his boot, carelessly lashing the Velcro straps around his calfHe then opened the
    bedside table drawer and took out the Graz Burya automatic, a specially designed KGB weapon
    with three clips of ammunitionThe Graz, as it was commonly known, was unique insofar as it was
    the only automatic known that would accept a silencerThe cylindrical instrument had rolled to the
    front of the drawer; he removed it and spun it into the short barrelUnsteadily, he got into his
    trousers, shoved the weapon into his belt and crossed to the doorHe opened it and limped out only
    to find Jason, fully dressed, standing in front of a window in the ornate Victorian sitting room
    “That had to be Krupkin,” said BourneGet away from the window
    “Carlos?” Bourne instantly stepped back and turned to Alex“He knows we’re in Moscow?” he
    askedThen added, “He knows where we are?”
    “The odds are yes to both questions In short concise statements, Conklin related Krupkin’s
    information“Does all this tell you something?” asked Alex when he had finished
    “He’s blown apart,” answered Jason quietly
    Sunday, December 26th, 2010
    9:34 am
    @@@@@ "I can't say that I blame herIt's a
    @@@@@
    "I can't say that I blame herIt's a special
    place
    "Yes, but few of the famous artists who stayed
    there did anything specialThen the second
    'regular' tenant comes along - a building
    contractor from Minneapolis recovering from an
    accident, andElizabeth must be very
    gratified
    "In the building biz, we called that laying it on
    with a trowel, Dr"And the people who were at your
    lecture didn't think soI
    632
    only wish Elizabeth could have been thereHow she
    would have preened
    "Maybe she'll make the opening
    Very slowly, Gene Hadlock shook his headShe's fought the Alzheimer's tooth and nail,
    but there comes a time when the disease simply
    winsNot because the patient is weak but because
    it's a physical condition, like MS
    Once the symptoms begin to manifest, usually as a
    loss of short-term memory, a clock begins to run
    I think Elizabeth's time may be up, and I'm very
    sorryIt's clear to me, I think it was clear to
    everyone at the lecture, that all this fuss makes
    you uncomfortable-"
    "You can say that again
    " - but if she'd been there, she would have
    enjoyed it for youI've known her most of my life,
    and I can tell you she would have supervised
    everything, including the hanging of each and
    every picture in the gallery
    "I wish I'd known her then," I saidWhen she was forty-five and I
    was twenty, we won the mixed doubles amateur
    tennis tournament at The Colony on Longboat KeyI
    633
    was home from college on semester breakI've
    still got the cupI imagine she's still got hers,
    somewhere
    That made me think of something - You'll find it,
    I'm sure - but before I could chase that memory to
    its source, something else occurred to me
    Something much more recent
    Saturday, December 25th, 2010
    9:32 am
    @@@@@ We have child labor laws, you knowMy dad
    @@@@@
    We have child labor laws, you knowMy dad works for the government, you know
    "Wow!" said rich dad"Now you sound just like most of the people who used to work for mePeople I've either fired or they've quit
    "So what do you have to say?" I demanded, feeling pretty brave for a little kidI've worked for you, and you have not kept your wordYou haven't taught me anything
    "How do you know that I've not taught you anything?" asked rich dad calmly
    "Well, you've never talked to meI've worked for three weeks, and you have not taught me anything," I said with a pout
    "Does teaching mean talking or a lecture?" rich dad asked
    "Well, yes," I replied
    "That's how they teach you in school," he said smiling"But that is not how life teaches you, and I would say that life is the best teacher of allMost of the time, life does not talk to youIt just sort of pushes you aroundEach push is life saying, `Wake upThere's something I want you to learn' "
    "What is this man talking about?" I asked myself silently"Life pushing me around was life talking to me?" Now I knew I had to quit my jobI was talking to someone who needed to be locked up
    "If you learn life's lessons, you will do wellIf not, life will just continue to push you aroundSome just let life push them aroun
    Friday, December 24th, 2010
    9:23 am
    @@@@@"He's hit, all right Croft stared at him
    @@@@@"He's hit, all right Croft stared at him with a mild pity, mixed with a trace of disgustIf a man gets wounded, it's his own goddam fault, Croft thought
    They knelt in the grass around him, careful to keep their heads lowWilson had become unconscious again"How're we going to get him back?" Goldstein asked in a whisper
    "Let me worry about that," Croft murmured coldlyHe was concerned with something else for the momentWilson had been groaning loudly, and if the Japs were still in the grove they must have heard himIt was inconceivable that they wouldn't have come out to kill him, and therefore the only answer was that they had retreatedTheir fire had been too sporadic, too small in volume, to have come from more than a squad of menUndoubtedly it had been only an outpost with orders to retreat if any patrols were sighted
    Then the entrance to the pass was no longer guardedHe wondered if he should leave Wilson, and take the others with him on a reconnaissanceBut it seemed pointless; there would certainly be more Japs deeper in the pass, and they would never get throughTheir only chance was to go over the mountainHe stared up at it again, and the sight roused a delicate shiver of anticipation
    There was Wilson to be taken care ofAnd he had to face something elseWhen the ambush had started, he had been paralyzed for a few secondsIt had not been fear, he had merely been unable to moveIn remembering this he felt a little balked, almost teased, as if he had missed an opportunity He was uncertain, but the emotion was similar to the one he felt now because he could not reconnoiter the passThere had been a gap before he fired, and in thatSomething he had wanted
    Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
    9:23 am
    @@@@@ She stared at the unexpected white line
    @@@@@
    She stared at the unexpected white line across his throat that was
    his woman collarA priest! No one had told her Colum was a priestYou could tell a priest anything, even the deepest secrets
    of your heart"Help me, Father," she cried"I need someone to help
    me there you have it," Colum concluded"Now, what can be done
    to
    remedy it? That's what we must find He sat at the head of the long
    table in Jamie's dining roomAll the adults from the three O 'Hara
    houses were in chairs around the tableMary Kate and Helen's voices
    could be heard through the closed door to the kitchen, where they
    were
    feeding the childrenScarlett was seated at Colum's side, her face
    swollen and blotched from earlier storms of weeping"You mean to
    say,
    Colum, that the farm doesn't go intact to the eldest child in
    America?"
    Matt asked"So it would seem, Matthew
    "Well, then, Uncle Gerald was foolish not to leave a will and
    testament
    Scarlett roused herself to glare at himBefore she could speak, Colum
    intervened"The poor man wasn't granted his old age, he had no time
    to
    think about his death and after, God rest hissoul
    "God rest hissoul," echoed the others, making the sign of the cross
    Scarlett looked without hope at their solemn facesWhat can they
    do?
    They're just Irish immigrantsBut she soon learned that she was
    wrongAs the talking went on, Scarlett felt more and more hopeful
    For there was quite a lot these Irish immigrants could do
    Patricia's husband, Billy Carmody, was foreman of all the bricklayers
    working on the CathedralHe had come to know the Bishop 401 very
    we
    Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
    9:33 am
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    I was able to contain my anxiety as I walked hesitantly to the vacant door frame; we must be
    just as alone here as we had been all day and all yesterday
    The shade the dark entry promised drew me forward, trumping my fears with its appealI still
    listened intently, but my feet moved ahead with swift, sure stepsI darted through the doorway,
    moving quickly to one side so as to have a wall at my zucca fendi bag backThis was instinctual, a product of
    Melanie's scavenging daysI stood frozen there, unnerved by my blindness, waiting for my eyes
    to adjust
    The little shack was empty, as we'd known it would beThere were no more signs of
    occupation inside than outA broken table slanted down from its two good legs in the middle of
    the room, with one rusted metal chair beside itPatches of concrete showed through big chloe dior holes in
    the worn, grimy carpetA kitchenette lined the wall with a rusted sink, a row of cabinets–some
    doorless–and a waist-high refrigerator that hung open, revealing its moldy black insidesA
    couch frame sat against the far wall, all the cushions goneStill mounted above the couch, only
    a little crooked, was a framed print of dogs playing poker
    Homey,Melanie thought, relieved enough to be ladies omega constellation sarcastict's got more decor than your
    apartment
    I was already moving for the sink
    Dream on,Melanie added helpfully
    Of course it would be wasteful to have water running to this secluded place; the souls managed
    details like that better than to leave such an anomaly behindI still had to twist the ancient
    knobsOne broke off in my hand, rusted through
    I turned to the cupboards next, kneeling on the nasty cartier womens carpet to peek carefully insideI leaned
    away as I opened the door, afraid I might be disturbing one of the venomous desert animals in
    its lair
    The first was empty, backless, so that I could see the wooden slats of the outside wallThe next
    had no door, but there was a stack of antique newspapers inside, covered with dustI pulled one
    out, curious, shaking the dirt to the dirtier floor, and read the pasha cartier watch dat
    Sunday, December 19th, 2010
    9:26 am
    @@@@@ He pursed his mouth and rolled his eyes,
    @@@@@ He pursed his mouth and rolled his eyes, and Toglio laughed into the rainWhat an ugly comical guy Red wasThey were all good guys
    "Show me the way to go home," Toglio sang, and several other men began to sing with them

    I'm tired and I want to go to bed,
    I had a little drink about an hour ago,
    And it's gone right to my head

    The rain had become hard and steady, and Toglio had a wistful mellow feeling as he chanted the wordsHe was cold, and despite the bodies about him he kept shiveringHe had an image of driving in a car on a winter twilight, approaching a strange town which beckoned to him with its warmth and lights

    Wherever I may roam,
    On land or sea or foam,
    You can always hear me singing this song,
    Show me the way to go home

    It was almost dark, and in the lee of the truck underneath the coconut trees it was becoming difficult to see the men's facesToglio's mood deepened, became sad and gentleHe remembered how his wife had looked once trimming a Christmas tree, and a tear ran down his heavy fleshy cheeksFor a minute or so he felt completely removed from the war, from the rain, from everything; he knew that in a little while he would be having to consider where and how he would sleep, but for this brief moment he sang resolutely, wriggling his toes, letting all the soft sensuous memories that the songs evoked flow unresisting through his mind
    A jeep came wallowing through the mud and came to a halt about thirty feet from themHe saw General Cummings and two other officers dismount, and he nudged Red to stop singingThe General was bareheaded and his uniform was completely wet, but he was smilingToglio looked at him with interest and some reverenceHe had seen the General many times in the bivouac area but this was the first time he had been so close"You men, you men here," the General shouted as he came near them, "how do you feelwet?" Toglio laughed with the othersGeneral Cummings grinned"It's all right," he shouted, "you're not made of sugar The wind ebbed, and in a more normal tone he said to a major and lieutenant who were with him, "I do believe the rain's about to haltI just telephoned Washington, and the War Department assured me it was bound to stop The two officers laughed vigorously, and Toglio found himself smi
    Saturday, December 18th, 2010
    9:24 am
    @@@@@Price was greatly obliged and very
    @@@@@Price was greatly
    obliged and very complying“Her daughters were very much confined;
    Portsmouth was a sad place; they did not often get out; and
    she knew they had some errands in the town, which they would be
    very glad to do And the consequence was, that Fanny, strange as it
    was—strange, awkward, and distressing—found herself and Susan,
    within ten minutes, walking towards the High Street with Mr
    It was soon pain upon pain, confusion upon confusion; for they
    were hardly in the High Street before they met her father, whose
    appearance was not the better from its being SaturdayHe stopt;
    and, ungentlemanlike as he looked, Fanny was obliged to introduce
    him to MrShe could not have a doubt of the manner in
    which MrCrawford must be struckHe must be ashamed and disgusted
    altogetherHe must soon give her up, and cease to have the
    smallest inclination for the match; and yet, though she had been so
    much wanting his affection to be cured, this was a sort of cure that
    would be almost as bad as the complaint; and I believe there is scarcely
    a young lady in the United Kingdoms who would not rather put up
    with the misfortune of being sought by a clever, agreeable man,
    than have him driven away by the vulgarity of her nearest relationsCrawford probably could not regard his future father-in-law
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    with any idea of taking him for a model in dress; but (as Fanny
    instantly, and to her great relief, discerned) her father was a very
    different man, a very different MrPrice in his behaviour to this
    most highly respected stranger, from what he was in his own family
    at homeHis manners now, though not polished, were more than
    passable: they were grateful, animated, manly; his expressions were
    those of an attached father, and a sensible man; his loud tones did
    very well in the open air, and there was not a single oath to be heard
    Such was his instinctive compliment to the good manners of Mr
    Crawford; and, be the consequence what it might, Fanny’s immediate
    feelings were infinitely soothed
    The conclusion of the two gentlemen’s civilities was an offer of
    MrCrawford into the dockyard, which Mr
    Crawford, desirous of accepting as a favour what was intended as
    such, though he had seen the dockyard again and again, and hoping
    to be so much the longer with Fanny, was very gratefully disposed
    to avail himself of, if the Miss Prices were not afraid of the fatigue;
    and as it was somehow or other ascertained, or inferred, or at least
    acted upon, that they were not at all afraid, to the dockyard they
    were all to go; and but for MrPrice would have
    turned thither directly, without the smallest consideration for his
    daughters’ errands in the High StreetHe took care, however, that
    they should be allowed to go to the shops they came out expressly to
    visit; and it did not delay them long, for Fanny could so little bear
    to excite impatience, or be waited for, that before the gentlemen, as
    they stood at the door, could do more than begin upon the last
    naval regulations, or settle the number of three-deckers now in commission,
    their companions were ready to proceed
    They were then to set forward for the dockyard at once, and the
    walk would have been conducted—according to MrCrawford’s
    opinion—in a singular manner, had MrPrice been allowed the entire
    regulation of it, as the two girls, he found, would have been left to
    follow, and keep up with them or not, as they could, while they
    walked on together at their own hasty paceHe was able to introduce
    some improvement occasionally, though by no means to the
    extent he wished; he absolutely would not walk away from them;
    and at any crossing or any crowd, when MrPrice was only calling
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    out, “Come, girls; come, Fan; come, Sue, take care of yourselves;
    keep a sharp lookout!” he would give them his particular attendance
    Once fairly in the dockyard, he began to reckon upon some happy
    intercourse with Fanny, as they were very soon joined by a brother
    lounger of
    Friday, December 17th, 2010
    9:22 am
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    soldier’s separate bedroom on the second floorHe had placed the items he intended to take on the
    brass coffee table; he studied them nowThere were three brown leather-bound covers, each equal
    in size, each holding inserted spiral-bound pages; they were a desk setThe first was an
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    office messages of the telephone notepad variety, which Jason found in Swayne’s pockets, a golfclub
    scorecard and several memoranda written at the PentagonFinally, there was the general’s
    wallet containing a profusion of impressive credentials and very little moneyBourne would turn
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    Fourteen minutes later, as he was removing and turning over the photographs on the wall behind
    the desk, the wall to the right of the cushioned bay window that overlooked the lawn outside, he
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    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    112
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    Saturday, December 4th, 2010
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