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Thank you so much, Patrick.

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That's basically the kind of
introduction you dream of when

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you're in your bed late at
night thinking, one day,

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I'm going to finish this book.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Someone's going to
read it, someone smart

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and wearing a cool suit.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Thank you.

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And just as a bonus, he's the
fiancé of my former student

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Barbara, so
everything is awesome.

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So thank you so much.

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And thank you so much,
Ander, and Aurelie, and Kate.

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And I'm really excited
to read with one

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of my oldest and dearest
friends, Lydia, tonight.

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I'm also very
nervous because I'm

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going to read for the first
time from my new novel

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that I've never
read from before.

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So I hope everyone is
feeling, get a little drunk,

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a little generous.

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[LAUGHTER]

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If you're feeling pity,
you can just kind of

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hide it in some kind of way.

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[LAUGHTER]

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But I'm not brave enough
to only read from it.

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So I'm going to read a little
bit from Dept. of Speculation

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first, if that's
OK with you guys.