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Шаг 9, Часть 3

Mystery kneeled in front of Katya and kissed her belly. "If you want to keep
the baby, whether we are together forever or not, I will support your decision.
It would be a beautiful baby."
The sun poured into the kitchen from the patio, illuminating a thin,
orderly chain of ants that ran from the brickwork outside to the overflowing
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Шаг 9, Часть 2

I knocked on the door of Courtney's corporate apartment in West Los Angeles.
"Come in. It's open."
Courtney sat on the floor in the middle of a sea of American Express
bills and bank statements with a yellow highlighter in her hand. She wore a
black Marc Jacobs dress with buttons running down the side. One was
missing.

Я постучал в дверь ( Read more... )

Шаг 9, Часть 1

AND DO YOU THINK
THAT LOVE ITSELF,
LIVING IN SUCH AN UGLY HOUSE,
CAN PROSPER LONG?
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY,
"And do you think that love itself "

И неужели ты думаешь, что любовь в таком ужасном доме проживет долго?
Эдна Сент-Винсент Миллей
"И неужели ты думаешь, что любовь…"

It took just one woman to bring Project Hollywood down.
By all ( Read more... )

Шаг 8, Глава 14

After our hour was up, Britney left the room to change for an MTV interview.
She returned ten minutes later with her publicist.
As she sat down in front of the cameras, her publicist looked at me
strangely.
"You know, she's never done that with a writer before," she said.
"Really?" I asked.
"She said it was like the two of you were ( Read more... )

Шаг 8, Глава 13

- Was there a lot of pressure on you while making this album?
- What, now?
-Was there a lot of pressure from yourself or the label to have a major
hit this time around?
-I have no idea.
-You have no idea?
-I have no idea.
-I heard you did a track with the DFA that wasn't included on your new
CD. Why was that?
-What's the DFA?
-They're two ( Read more... )

Шаг 8, Часть 12

"This one's for the gallbladder," Courtney Love said as she slammed an acupuncture
needle into my leg.
"Um, shouldn't this be done by a licensed professional?"
"I've been doing this since I was young," she replied, "but you're the
first person I've done it to in a while." She wiggled the needle around. "Tell
me when you feel it."
There. An ( Read more... )

Шаг 8, Глава 11

"I can't just tell students not to come to your workshop."
Mystery and Papa were arguing again.
"You booked too many students," Mystery said, throwing his hands up,
exasperated. "It's not fun for me. And it's not fair to them."
"And you're making my business look bad." Papa's voice was stuffy
with pent-up frustration.
"Fine," Mystery ( Read more... )

Шаг 8, Глава 10

MSN GROUP: Mystery's Lounge
SUBJECT: Are You A Social Robot?
AUTHOR: Style

Have you ever noticed that there's something strange about a lot of guys in the
community?
It's as if just by looking at them, you can tell that something is missing. They
don't seem entirely human.
Some of these guys even do well in the field. They get great ( Read more... )

Шаг 8, Глава 9

MSN GROUP: Mystery's Lounge
SUBJECT: My Approach Schedule
AUTHOR: Adonis

After getting fired from my job (too much time in the lounge, lol), I moved to
L.A. last week to devote myself full-time to getting this game handled. I've always
felt like the odd guy out here because I'm still a virgin and kind of a keyboard
jockey, so I have locked ( Read more... )