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"Ah, goddammit!" Scott says suddenly, stepping back from the table. He counts on his fingers, mouthing names. "You-me-Glen-Lloyd-the boys... yep. We're a chair short, babyluv," he calls into the next room. "I mean, it's not a big deal, I guess. I could sit in your lap... or I guess I could go over to Glen's and see if we can borrow a spare ( Read more... ) -
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goodbye Joe, me gotta go
me-oh-my-o
me gotta go pole the pirogue
down the bayou
my Yvonne, the sweetest one
me-oh-my-o
son of a gun, we'll have big fun
on the bayou
The rec room is empty except for Scott. That doesn't happen often, at least not when he's usually around and about, but it's very late. Really, it's morning. The Last Picture Show is ( Read more... ) -
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After the talks with Glen and Lisey, Scott's feeling pretty wrung out. Lisey's said she doesn't even want to see The Stand lying around the hut, so he brings the copy back to the Compound, knowing damn well there will be more copies provided for him again whether he wants it or not. He brings The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, too, just in case ( Read more... ) -
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Scott is headed back from the Compound, walking briskly and hauling a laundry bag full of books back to the hut. Yeah, no shite: a laundry bag. No quaint canvas library totes with straps for Scott Landon; reading is serious smucking business and he's got the tools to do the job. Lisey's lil cowboy friend made it for her, a great big durable sack ( Read more... ) -
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Scott feels like he's trespassing as he goes into Lisey's near-empty hut. As he shuts the door, he gives a final wave to Jim, and turns around to look at his surroundings ( Read more... ) -
Pre-island, Lisey POV.
In her dream, Lisey is sitting on a plane. She's in an aisle of blue-upholstered seats, and the dome light is turned on over her head in the dark. It's an all-night flight, the kind Scott had loved, and she can feel a slight turbulence rocking the cabin. And then, Lisey looks and sees that Scott is there, sitting beside her in the window-seat and ( Read more... )