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“Napoleon, what are you reading?”
“A new novel. Hit the bookstores only this morning.”
“Hit the bookstores?”
“Yes, you know, brand new… just released… hot off the presses.”
“Hot?”
“Don’t play games, Illya. You know what I mean.”
“I suppose.”
“Don’t you want to know what it’s about?”
“If you insist.”
“It’s a mystery thriller about an actor who thinks he can lead the life of a spy.”
“Enjoying it?”
“Don’t know, I’ve just begun.” There was a long pause while Napoleon eyed the fifty or so page manuscript the Russian was perusing.
“What’s that you’re reading, tovarisch?”
“The sequel.”
“A new novel. Hit the bookstores only this morning.”
“Hit the bookstores?”
“Yes, you know, brand new… just released… hot off the presses.”
“Hot?”
“Don’t play games, Illya. You know what I mean.”
“I suppose.”
“Don’t you want to know what it’s about?”
“If you insist.”
“It’s a mystery thriller about an actor who thinks he can lead the life of a spy.”
“Enjoying it?”
“Don’t know, I’ve just begun.” There was a long pause while Napoleon eyed the fifty or so page manuscript the Russian was perusing.
“What’s that you’re reading, tovarisch?”
“The sequel.”
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