Six oclock in tside. A woman laughing.

    s out of bed and o the garden below.

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    o tor. Reactle of or door. o a tumbler, tastes it, makes a face, and o ttes.

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    Six oclock? And tones cant be able. Ardent lovers must these lovers be.

    ted from ty hem.

    Simon, early in tuffs spackle into tle  over it. Not bad for government work, hinks.

    t tle tufts of insulation floating at its edges. o do not t be old not to use eit been cleaned for years.

    can and h rare cheeses.

    On  to to get t  room. Did you sleep side, on treet, some?ones screaming.

    Peering from t ing a cop stick and fists. t of build. t;; -- a prodigious s, t t kills. tonisake off in t directions.  Simon runs out tairs.

    trying to pull o  by t of t time  of o teps, sits her down.

    quot;Mot; s;Goddamn mot;

    quot;Sit still,quot; ;Ill call an ambulance.quot;

    quot;Dont need no ambulance. ick?quot;

    Simon retrieves it for  to her head.

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    to uffs t on s down again.

    quot;Mot;

    quot;You  me to call t?quot;

    quot;No. Ill be fine. Just gimme a minute.quot;

    Sty, maybe ty-eigy-nine.

    quot;t; s;Perps lookin for someto make ools. t as young as t my damn stick a;

    quot;You  me to o tal?quot;

    quot;Im gonna  a minute.quot;

    S and calls in, telling t about quot;to do a break-in,quot; and tion.

    quot;t; so Simon. quot;Youre a good citi?zen. Got a good yell on you.quot; Sands and, stagger?ing sligreet. Surns and calls again, quot;t;

    Simon goes back inside and pours anot Calcuttas streets, but teeming city th life.