The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James - someone more talented than I: someone brilliant without even trying.
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The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The lead
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The lead
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The lead
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The lead
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The lead
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The lead
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