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he's a gold mine.

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And he's told me
his entire life.

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His, uh,

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his dead mother.

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Uh, he had a brother
and a sister kill themselves.

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Awful.

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Did you tell him
your mama did the same thing?

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See, I can't tell him
everything.

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We've been
talking our heads off
for the past month.

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And sometimes when I...

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when I think how good
my book can be,
I can hardly breathe.

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Anyway, th-this is...
this is what I wanted
to read to you.

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Uh,

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"if called upon
to make a speech..."

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"if called upon
to make a speech"?

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I mean, this is exactly
what I?m talking about.

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A speech, just in case
he's ever recognized
for an achievement.

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"I can't remember
what I was going to say
for the life of me.

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"I don't think ever
before have so many people

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"been so directly responsible