894 3 2
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Friday night in Little Italy is a big night.
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923 7 4
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She was dressed to seduce one man: Francesco Martinelli.
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831 3 2
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—Michiko, are you allergic to cats?
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789 3 2
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Elaine Aster paced her office trailing a cloud of smoke of cigarette smoke.
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960 7 4
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Francesco needed a magnifying glass to read her little missives.
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895 8 5
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Elaine and Francesco exited the taxi in front of Elaine Aster Gallery.
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932 6 4
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After the Tokyo experience, Frank and Michiko decided that when she went on extended tours, Frank would accompany her.
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993 8 5
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When Frank entered Michiko’s apartment, Michiko was not there.
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903 6 4
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It was 6 a.m. when the phone next to the bed awakened Francesco.
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811 3 2
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Friday afternoon. Angelique Brody knocked Francesco’s studio door.
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794 3 2
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Bounder squirmed out of Francesco’s hands and ran into the kitchen.
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762 2 2
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On Monday, Michiko returned from Cleveland in a foul mood. She called Frank’s studio at three in the afternoon.
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725 1 1
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The funk of wet wool, stinky feet, reeking armpits, stale beer and fried food created a bohemian fetor.
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918 4 2
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Anatoly Gringovitch took a swallow of beer, thoughtfully put the cap on his Ferrari da Varese custom fountain pen, and launched into his story:
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1006 5 4
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I was always bi-polar. I didn’t realize it was a mental illness until my divorce lawyer had the court order a psychiatric analysis.
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