卡波特 Capote-23

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My friend, Jack¹, mailed me
that book you wanted

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and I inscribed² it myself.

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"To the maiden³ of the midwest,
the priestess of the plains,

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the queen of the kitchen,
my first novel. Truman."

445
You're too much. Come on in.

446
Oh, thank you.

447
Go into the living room.
Have a seat.

448
[Phone ringing]

449
Let me get that.
It's been ringing all morning.

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(Dorothy)
Hello?

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[Clears throat]

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Truman, I meant in here.

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(Dorothy)
That's the women's cell.

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It's hardly ever used,
but they wanted them separate.

455
Let's sit in the living room.

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[Phone ringing]

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They put you
in the women's cell.

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[Exhaling]

459
Do you have any aspirin⁴?

460
My legs.