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云图(英文版)-第30部分
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folloences
exposition:theheactualpastthevirtu
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第107节
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occurreddescendsintoobscurityasitseyeentsperishthekof
theshipdissolvesinitsatlanti
reeries;papers;hearsay;fictioninshort;beliefgroruer”the
aatictoaccessrenstruct:in
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exposeasfraudulent
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legitipositionofherightto“landscape”thevirtualpast
hehehistoriancallsthetune
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2225sthis
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futureorroodaylikeutopia;the
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anyone
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hevirtualpastthedollof“noofpresentsyettobe;
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plastics;circuitry;itspassengers;theirbones;clothes;notebooks;andbrainsalllosedefinition
inflasexceeding1200degreesctheuncreatedandthedeadexistsolelyinouractualand
virtualpastsnohebifurcationofthesetswillbegin
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intheselacircleofneophytesandalytespayskeenattentiontothe
presidentialenergyguru“sotheydeetogetalittlecashinhand
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tellsher;ahundredbucksforthetygetsout;andfrankparksdowna
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thirtydollarsesobettydashesaroundtofrankandaskshifrank
says;tellhihirtydollarsbuysahandjobsobettygoesbacktotheguy”
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thestyknops
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dollars”
theneerscacklelikehyenasoneycantbuyyou
happiness;lloydhooksthinks;basking;obviouslydidnthaveenoughofthestuff
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there”
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“whoknows”
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“luckytobealive;”ansuffins;anddrierthanksfortheloanofyour
clothes”
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“thesixsthreport;notcarbodywouldbeabonus”
ltonlocksthedoor“soyoucrashedthroughabarrier;droppedintothesea;gotoutofa
sinkingcar;andsthreehundredyardstoshore;ild
bruising”
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enoughtobeanexpert”
ltondigshisthusintohispoa
nute;ill
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gocallafriendandgethiobringhispickupover”
“goodguy;”saysluisa;afterhesleft
“idtrustltonylife;”anser
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ltonstridesovertotheflyblopsite;trailerpark;
beachgoers;traffictoses
onaradiobehindtheunterltonfeedsadiintothephone;checksthewallsforears;
anddialsinanuerfroerythesowerslike
ligngeniespylonsrchnorthtobuenasyerbasandsouthtolosangelesfunny;thinks
ltonpoe;gravity;lovetheforcesthatreallykickassareallinvisiblethephoneis
answered“yeah”
“yeah;napieritslisten;aboutaancalledluisarey
supposeshesstillingpopsiclesandpayingutilitybillswouldher
ueafigureokay;
doublethatnonicetalkingirks“theusual
acunthinoneno;nooneelsehasseenher;only
entionit;butitsinthebottofthedeepblueseaquite
surefishfoodursenot;exdrivingher
baent;thenshesgoingtoherthersokay;illkeitanhourthe
usualacuntoneworkingday”
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luisaopensherfrontdoortothesoundsofasundayballgaandthesllofpop
“sincehroughtojavier“heblindsall
down”
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werean”
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javiersniggers“onyoursofasup”
“ehereyouryou”
“sheseatthehotel”
“luisa;ite;onthebridge;ite”joenapierappearsbehindhiholdingout
hispalasifreassuringascaredanil“listen”
luisasvoie”
napierraiseshisvoice“listento”
yes;iaalkingyoentoawordyousay”
“becauseiheonlyinsideratseaboardhas
desertedhi“intheparkinglot;ian
hisnversationdontgo;forchrissakesitsnotsafeyour
apartntuldbeundersurveillancestillthatsheblindsaredown”
javierlooksaghastluisaholdstheboybutdoesntknoheleastdangerousotu
“whyareyouhere”
napierisquietagain;buttiredandtroubled“ikneher;opvjday
onsilvaplanaein;luisasitdown”
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joenapiercalculatedthattheneighborskidakeher
listenhesnotproudthathisplanpaidoffnapier;reacherthanaspeaker;chiselsout
hissentenceshcare“in1945;idbeenapforsixyearsatspinozadistrictstationno
ndations;noblackrksaregularp;keepinghisnoseclean;datingaregulargirlin
atypingpoolonthefourteenthofaugust;theradiosaidthejapshadsurrenderedandbuenas
yerbasdanightyhuladrinkflooff;
peopletookaholidayeveniftheirbossesdidntgiveeneenineoy
partnerandiallybotherhthat
endoftoekid;sotheredberelativesandquestionswewereen
routeesthroughfroourfather;callingallavailablecarsto
silvaplanahatpartofthe
docks;notifyouobhadtheirhere;underacityhall
urellaore;lesterrey”napierdeodifyhislanguage“was
knohprecinctpainintheasssundayschoolpbuttersweredown;
andthataintthesaballgaituldbeyourbuddybleedingtodeathonthetarcso
anandharkins
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offen
ytruckihinkinghehedocksthen
theanandharkinstookthefirsthe
air;oureandpartnerrolledoutofourcarandholedupbehinda
staansore
bulletsa**tingselfidbeeaptoavoidwarzones
partnerstartsfiringbackifolloourchancesofhittinganythingarezilchto
behonestbassthatiover
toosoontoseeifiuldgetalicenseplate”therootofnapierstongueisaching“thenall
thishappenesayellingnissthe
luylife;andyourstoo;luisa;becauseifidshotyourfatheryoube
herelesterreyispointingbehindashesprintsby;andhekiyway;
lobbedfrohebae;anoiseaxeshead;anda
needleofpainshootsthroughbuttilayilied
intoanaulance”
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“ientofgrenadeshrapneltorethroughbothbuttoe
ehedseenoneprojectilekefourholesyour
dad;ofurse;sofinelesteredbutfailed
tosavehiseyethedaybeforeileftthehospitalshookhandsandileft;ididntknow
osthuliatingthingyouanistosavehislifelesterkne
toobuttheresnotaday;possiblynotanhour;thatsgonebyythinkingabouthi
everytiisitdown”
luisasaysnothingforaethisonswannekkeisland”
napierscratcheshisear“ieforjuice”
“onith”
napierdoesntsayyes;doesntsayno“iknoerswork”
“youarepiyintegrity”
shesspeakinggenerallyshecantknowab
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outrgoroker“ifyoukeeponlookingfor
rufussixsthsreport”napierhisinfrontoftheboy“youll
bekilled;plainandsilenotbybutitllhappenpleaseleavetotisonyour
oldlifeandjob;andgo”
“albertogrildisentyoutotellthat;didhe”
“nooneknoherepraygodorinaschtroubleasy
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