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1.1: When the Phone rings – What is Needed
1.2: a Narrow Office – an Unwanted Promotion – Waiting, Watching
1.3: It’s Raining Again – What She Says is True – In Carcosa – Terms
1.4: “It’s late” – The Merits of a Quarrel – A Wicked Thing – Awakening
1.5: “An utter disaster” – an Unexpected Call – None of Her Concern
1.6: “What were you thinking?”
2.1: “July, July!” – Ganesa’s Smile
2.2: Portland, Divided into Four Fifths – Brazilian Beer, Thai Noodles – Shooting the Moon
2.3: Light from Fluorescent Ceiling Panels – a Dusty Hollow – Going Home – What is so Dangerous
2.4: “Chickie chickie?” – Scattering the Hounds – Unexpected Violence – Sanctuary
2.5: The Music’s Loud – as Gentlemen Settle – the Second Thrust – the Nighttime City
2.6: Fareless
3.1: One of the Club’s Private Dining Rooms – Getting Cute
3.2: “You don’t have to be any good at it” – This is Not a Sales Call – Hopeless Paperwork
3.3: Ysabel Triumphantly – the Changing of the Guard – Now and Here – a Mound of Bicycles
3.4: “Le Trash Blanc?” – Not her man – Something, Anything, It – Very simple questions
3.5: Whipped Cream – Like most people – Zoobombing – This Ray guy
3.6: Marfisa in the Hall – What he wants to Hear
4.1: Five hundred bucks – the Thing in the Shadows
4.2: a Half-dozen T-shirts, most of them black – Formal dress – Some qualities of Vengeance
4.3: the Lights above – Leaning green – Glad Wide Jars – What happened, What didn’t
4.4: “Puertas a mi izquierda” – We Revellers – the Duke’s ecstatic – Her choice
4.5: Down by the Ice Rink – a Side-bet – a Roomful of Gentry – Her honor – the Very Air
4.6: They march – the Conquering Hero
5.1: The Printer spits – It’s covered
5.2: a Scale of One to Ten – the Half-full Glass – Dog-catchers – Hanging up
5.3: “Could you maybe describe” – the whole Five Hundred – Room to Clap – No Duty Bound
5.4: Lighting a cigarette – Life and Limb – an even Half Dozen
5.5: Those teeth – “Eleleu!” – Backlash – before the End – Clip-Clop-Clip
5.6: “Leo, honey”
6.1: Just a little She smiles – Spilled milk
6.2: “Who are the three lions?” – a Mild and Temperate Knight – Her hair – Exaltation – What he said
6.3: the Blue umbrella – the Three Acorns – Roly-poly Gang Bang – “Just let it ring” – Her promise
6.4: Becker runs his hand – an Invitation – Her Haircut – that Mild and Temperate Knight
6.5: “Of course!” says Ysabel – Unbuttoning – at Her table – Happy Birthday
6.6: Sitting on the Banks of the Sea
7.1: Two fingers of Bourbon – “Me People”
7.2: a Big Man straining – What she Owes – Four Simple Lessons
7.3: A shell of Glossy White – a Frank and Open Exchange – Rabbits in their Den
7.4: “Turn up there” – such steep Freight – the Pinch of the Times – one Hell of a shiner
7.5: the Doors kicked Open – Sidney rests – maybe Blue – a Dispute over Loss
7.6: Dirty Laundry
8.1: “Let’s do it in one”
8.2: His madly jerking Eyes – a Venti Vanilla Latte – a Five-dollar Bill
8.3: On her back on the bed in the dark – Getting Ready – Speaking Precisely – Twenty-eight thirty
8.4: the Refrigerator Light – “Draw your sword” – One Long Swallow – Something’s Up
8.5: Laughing she Opens the Door – Not even breathing – Something Sharp – “Hold out your hand”
8.6: Awake, she
9.1: Marfisa falls – Just two Blocks away
9.2: He’s stepping out – a Boon – his Treat – something Wet & Ruined
9.3: Raw Green Peas – three Questions only – “Subparagraphs and shit” – Tarnish
9.4: an Indecisive Cream – a Change of Clothes – one Hell of a Cue – the Sound & the Light
9.5: Bare branches, Dead leaves – Sorry We’re Closed – a Chivalrous thing – when We are Queen
9.6: “What were you thinking?”
10.1: Whistling tunelessly – up that Hill
10.2: Sunlight softly – almost a Vacation – Fennel & Sorghum – Everything in their Power
10.3: Three men standing – not any Courtesy – His filthy Mind – What the Lord requires
10.4: Groaning the Shape – Tête-à-tête – “Your reason for leaving?” – Marking the Spot
10.5: Mr. Charlock sits – the Sword in the floor – Baker, Juliet, India
10.6: the Woman kneeling by the tub
11.1: The light from the Television – what Time it is
11.2: “Is it the money?” – What they’re getting – little more than a Closet – Why he’s doing it
11.3: Mademoiselle Juliette – “I am the house” – what the Starling does – Tits & Ass & Oh
11.4: “What I think is maybe” – Modern and more Equitable – the Strong Hand – on the Strand
11.5: rounding a Corner – Next Thursday – no Hullabaloo – to have gone Dancing – like Bubbles
11.6: “Sir? Sir?”
12.1: A small room – Where else, What else
12.2: Crouching naked – Mr. Keightlinger refuses
12.3: “I don’t know how much longer it’ll hold” – Jasmine refuses – a Jump; a Landing
12.4: When the Alarm Clock buzzes – How it is – What she Shouldn’t have done – the wrong damn Hatch
12.5: Tinny music – a Knife in the Back – One goes alone – Filled to the Brim with Girlish Glee
12.6: “Where are they?” – White Feathers in Her hair
13.1: a Beautiful guitar, and Extravagant
13.2: “You cut your hair!” – Who were Those Guys? – the Rain beneath her – what It (he) did
13.3: Pushing a Dead lawnmower – a sound Sleeper – Cabbages & Stork
13.4: “Such a nothing time” – Drawing the Circle – What’s left Behind – a Coat to a Cobbler
13.5: that Stern and Rough-hewn Hawk – Egg whites & Eschatology – Sky falls; Mountains crumble
13.6: a screwed-up Twist of Paper
14.1: “You said you were going to kill me” – a Pointless rendezvous
14.2: Jo removes her Jacket – two whole Days – He’s in
14.3: George’s, it says – Tea & Peppers – something Pretty Special – a Taste
14.4: an Apple, peeled and cored – Talking Shop – thwarting Mr. Sogge – the Rose Garden
14.5: a Long and Narrow flight of Stairs – the Duel on the Bridge – One of her Many Names – If
14.6: the Sound of Bottles, clinking
15.1: Standing there – an Offer is Made
15.2: one Eye brown, one Eye blue – Hand held High – his Reward – not a Mark
15.3: a Seamless Sky – her Packing’s done – a Season’s worth – Dour men in Rich Black suits
15.4: “Gentlemen!” – Change & Tradition – Intent – a Fine enough Distinction
15.5: “Leo, dammit” – Getting Ready – with All her Heart
15.6: Muffled voices
16.1: 4:59 becomes 5:00 – Donuts & Leftovers
16.2: “I have told Your Grace” – a Most dangerous opponent – He’ll come – North it is
16.3: “Yeah, so, anyway” – the Nine varieties – “press Seven to delete”
16.4: Tripping over Something in the Dark – Hers also – in the Foyer – he’s Washed dishes
16.5: “Laugh, Luff, Love” – Neither of them, or Both – an Other word – his Weaknesses
16.6: a Bit of leather
17.1: a Sharp pop – how Sharper then
17.2: Naked he sits – no longer Blank – how to be Gallowglas – her Mother’s daughter
17.3: “You’re waiting for something” – the Opposite of hiding – Years, or a Couple of months
17.4: Against the mirror – her Empty hands – “She isn’t here”
17.5: The light is thicker, now – her Brother’s things – Why – a Sound too big to hear
17.6: the House, full of Leaves
18.1: Water & Wine – Last Thursday
18.2: the Hat in his hands – the Niceties of Debt – her Business – his Messages
18.3: the Only light – what Needs doing – Summing up – into the Woods
18.4: “Remarkable, the likeness” – a Sudden spark – bright Lights & Lefse – the Long shot
18.5: the Fiendish little Basket-box – how Many planets, and how Large – her Geis – her Situation
18.6: No sitting or sleeping in Front of the Windows – Snow
19.1: “From this position”
19.2: a House that looks Much Like the Others – Tango milonguero – What matters, and what Doesn’t
19.3: “Who did you say you were?” – any Rule – Investiture – Ecclesiastes, chapter 10
19.4: Gently brush the Dust – so Small a life – how Different, he looks – “Is that it?”
19.5: Orange doors – “Every tool known to man” – Careful; Twilight; Knee – Dropping off
19.6: Clank, and up
20.1: There is a Tree – Just two Blocks away
20.2: Swinging the Blade – half Eleven – what Had been planned
20.3: Sunlight, bright & clear – his First, his Second – his Particular end – the Least little Thing
20.4: a suit of Worsted Wool – he Is as he Does – the Girl in her Hand – Company
20.5: Sky Bridge, Theatre, Accessible Route – the Second sign, & the Third – “Look, behold” – Exit
20.6: Laughter, a Whoop of delight – Sunday morning
21.1: a Screaming
21.2: Easing her Coat – stupid stupid stupid stupid – Prophecy – Salt for a Jaded palate
21.3: the Grey Man – Bad dreams – so Much, left out; so Much takes Shape – her Certainty
21.4: wrenched – “Do you see?” – Falling will fall, Fell – up and up and up
21.5: Stepping into Jockey shorts – the Wedding garment – not the Gun – this time, Maybe this time
21.6: falling – if Even this
22.1: When the Phone sings – up, and Always up
22.2: Water, crashing – Wednesday morning – Jo, unexpected
22.3: The stuff in the Bucket – a Surprise – the Men about the City – how Things are Done
22.4: “I will,” says Ysabel – the Last he has – How, and Why
22.5: Jo, crumpled – God buy you – Kissing, and Kissing again – no Promise broken
22.6: “My people!”
23.1: she said Yes – tomorrow, tonight
23.2: with his own Hands – a Hatful – Obligations of the Court – putting it Back
23.3: “Yes,” she says – how Much is Enough – Welund, Rhythidd, Barlowe & Lackland – a real Mad-on
23.4: the Rattle of Keys – confusing, the Two of them – her Reason
23.5: “The least little thing” – an Apportionment – her Case
23.6: Unlocking the door – whatever she Wants
24.1: the Sunglasses on the dresser – Moving up
24.2: a shining Silver egg – settling Accounts – a Simple adjuration
24.3: Berlin – “Hippy-dippy foodie crap” – at Least, the money – the Bad Old Days
24.4: a Four-digit code – Time a Do – Hearing, Listening – the Tunnel
24.5: a Powder-blue Town car – “One does not eat monsters” – something Romantic
24.6: a Running shoe, blue & brown
25.1: Slouching through the Door – a Scum of whited sugar
25.2: Monte Carlo – the Ell-word, the Jay-word – Crisp little tents
25.3: “My sister” – Third Annual – Light; Hope; Truth – the Chords of Tom and Gary
25.4: Level A, Furniture – the warmth of March – what’s In the Envelope – the Nearest book
25.5: what’s On the Radio – an Audience – some God-damned fools – there was a Gate
25.6: White towers
26.1: the Two ways This might go
26.2: “Does it hurt?” – before the Sun – her Grace; his Lady – Back-slaps & Glad-hands
26.3: A black Duffel, dragged – Three out of Five – with Her in the room – not King nor Court
26.4: across the Lot – what Needs must – Duty
26.5: “Put that away” – a Scream – unfinished Business
26.6: the Silhouette in the doorway – echoes
27.1: the Blue room – Bottles & Cartons & Tubs & Boxes
27.2: “The first order of Business” – at This table – antique Punk bullshit – the Basics of Security
27.3: “Quite distressing” – well as She might – taking Any hand – Something falls
27.4: Eyelids a-Twitch – Played again – How she Might hear – “The hell with the milk”
27.5: the Question mark – la Différance – Laissez-majesté – what She might Ask
27.6: Boom & Bang & Rattle & Crash
28.1: those Wicked Talons – an Average Foot
28.2: Harsh Light on Steel – it Should be Looked at – Perquisites – “Just hope it’s enough”
28.3: Six of them – Milo, Dub, Jonesy & Goose – a Capital suggestion – no Shout, no Cry, not a Word
28.4: 20 or 30 floors Below – “Is that a good thing?” – something Nice
28.5: Dust & Darkness – at This hour – a Handful of City – 20 Fucking minutes
28.6: the Jingle of the Bell
29.1: the Photographs on the Table
29.2: bright white Lines – Machismo – “Darling Mr. Davies” – What’s at Stake
29.3: Hand in Hand – two Storeys, or three – how it Works – Commitment – the What of the Bandit
29.4: “Take care” – the Safety of the Space – this is Their plan
29.5: Gloved in pinkened Mail – a Kept eye – Asymmetry
29.6: the Hat in his Hand
30.1: the Locomotive – majestic Generosity
30.2: Becker’s eyes – a Simple plan – spruce, mahogany, Iron & pine – what Nobody said
30.3: “Oh” – how Does she Ever – blood & water, Lilies, glass – the Point of dreams
30.4: the Garbage Bag – the Towers, the Hills, the Sun – not yet a Dozen
30.5: Her sword – the Riches of the City – Peabo’s leaf spring – “It’s all good”
30.6: the Alarm clock
31.1: The body
31.2: The water
31.3: The sun
31.4: The air
31.5: Those teeth
31.6: The light
32.1: Crash!
32,2: “He’s awake” – Breakfast – 3 Questions
32.3: 1510 – what She has Done – where He Might Be – a Palate’s purpose
32.4: “Good lord” – the Water’s depth – the Offer on the table – to Have or to Eat
32.5: a Knock – happening at Once
32.6: She sits – what has Been Lost – All is Well
33.1: “On a scale of one to ten” – entirely too Sweet
33.2: a Jagged crack – the Man in the Chair – as she Passes
33.3: a Rasher of Bacon – Rip City! – Eatum-Rite & the Duckwall Bros. – the Color it was
33.4: Stockings, red and black – cooling Their heels – a timorous Glaive – the Question
33.5: Pounding, pounding – non sum qualis eram – thrice Setebos
33.6: the Gold, the Gold – “Come and get it”
34.1: brightly Shining sun
34.2: uncertain Laughter – the Colors of the Hound – what happened Next
34.3: a Stifled shriek – that First sob
34.4: rolling Over under Untucked sheets – Hands – Bourbon & Blueberry – “Hunt what?” – Compromise
34.5: two Swords, side-by-side – Disappointment – another World – kept Safe – what Makes it Tick
34.6: a House that looks Much Like the Others – Everything to Lose
35.1: the Lights are Out; the Curtains drawn – Order 722 – what Becker hasn’t done
35.2: those Scrawny arms – the Semblance of a Hound – Up under; high Beneath – 157,185 SF
35.3: “Welcome back” – Jack’s dog – the Fly, the Fly – Less than a two-Point-five
35.4: East Multnomah Soil & Water – duty – Ward, or Sigil? – Select Passenger – Beautiful Mountain
35.5: the Last of the International Harvesters – “Sorry about the burrito” – the VERN
35.6: the Lights are Out, the Curtains Drawn
36.1: North Leonard Street – Back up the Hall
36.2: the Lights about the Mirror – a Tied game – the Avant-garde – a Joyous yawp
36.3: “So you’re, like, dead” – the Sound of His name – Eddie frets – twice Italian
36.4: not One, but Six – Everybody – why They are there – the Future, and the Past – thus, the News
36.5: the Light is changing – from Lip to Lip – the Cachet of Cardboard – öt Puttonyos
36.6: “What time is it?” – a Shining detritus
37.1: “It all depends” – the import of Breakfast
37.2: Trinkets & Fallalery – the Work resumed – Looping the Pin – where It’s going
37.3: Jumble & Clink – a Lug’s business – a Bootlegger’s reverse – the Gall they have
37.4: “Oh, it’s you” – there’d be a Lawn – the Coordination of Intimacy – Bright Lines
37.5: the Shoe in Her hand – Kaffeeklatsch – Far be it – delicate Matters
37.6: “Force & Victory!” – You will be Warned
38.1: the Toilet – νεῶν κατάλογος
38.2: Mirepoix – Girls Rule – a Cheap plank, in a Variety of styles – the Fate of camellias
38.3: “Somebody’s coming” – fixing His tie – the Sources of water – “Welcome!”
38.4: the Gleaming poignard – every Time – Indigo, Fuchsia, Apricot – the Slogan
38.5: a Lonesome banjo – no, She didn’t
38.6: Pinkish-orange light – Mr. Loudermilk
39.1: the Charred ring – Spilt wine
39.2: a Forest of Tattoos – what She could reach – for all to See, and anyone to Take – Rapprocher
39.3: a Folder not Terribly thick – Motorvation – lush white Shag
39.4: “Mine is the Hand!” – salt & iron, and the Heat – a Brutalist landmark – This is how
39.5: “You know, you know” – Exfiltration – a Failure of simile
39.6: this Copper tub – her Majesty
40.1: the Officer in black – toward Clarity
40.2: a Hightop, Fire-engine Red – how to Help – deal Sealed – nor Yet the Butcher’s son
40.3: first, a Box – what They got wrong – the Stoney strand, the Salty sea
40.4: Rubber strikes Glass – Spit & Image – potted Cliffs – transactional Analysis
40.5: a Half-dozen Dream-catchers – how He’ll do It – the Only Mortal here – already Unlocked
40.6: the Last chord
41.1: the Table, long
41.2: the Underwear first – the Rest of them – the Filthy kitchen – eight & eight & eight Again
41.3: Hands on a Bare hip – not Now – how to Get noticed – the Newis spread
41.4: Early, Dim, & Sodden – what She would have said – the Photos on the Mantel – under the Lights
41.5: the Letters on the wall – her Question – trouble with the Truck
41.6: P. interrogationis
42.1: “We’re closed”
42.2: four Golden cards – Cinnamon, Auburn, Chestnut & Wenge – not a Game – Tableau
42.3: Thundering bootheels – who They’re looking for – Sweetwater; Springwater – why She came
42.4: a Rondel of Teeth – a history of Vanport – a word with Gordon – a Reason
42.5: Silently, & with Great care – enough – what her Majesty requires
42.6: so Uncertainly keen; such Delicate anguish – “Only what you need!”
43.1: clattering Buttons
43.2: an Apron of dirt – into the Grotto – don’t Ask
43.3: the Splintered wrack Below – administrative Matters – Hippocrepis comosa – Rabbit stew
43.4: Notice: Illegal Campsite – Breaking fast – coffee, Hot – a Moment passes
43.5: again, Sunset – preparing his Doses – number Ten – what Kind of Ghost
43.6: the Sound of water Falling – where She is, and what She is to Do

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