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[APPLAUSE]

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So that was amazing.

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Thank you so much.

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That was a hell of
an introduction.

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And I want to just
say a couple of things

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before I put on the mask,
and then do the reading

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part of the reading.

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I just want to say it
really means a lot to me

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to get to read with Bojan and
Manuel, who are among the best

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writers of our--

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I'm being generous, generation.

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And it's like-- their
books are really awesome.

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So this is a highlight
for me to get

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to read with you both tonight.

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That's partially why
I made the broadside.

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So if you didn't
get a broadside,

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you should make
sure you have one.

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The broadside is meant to
be a thing that commemorates

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an event that we have together
and something you can take home

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and I hope use in
whatever way you

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want to use it in the future.

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So if you haven't
grabbed one, you

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can grab one up here afterwards.

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There also is a nice
thing to have them sign

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if you didn't bring your book.

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And I'll say briefly before
I get into the Predator,

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if you end up buying a book,
copy of the Predator book,

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you can get these
custom VHS sleeves.

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You can only get them by
buying a book here tonight.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Because Disney said, no
way do you get to do this.

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[LAUGHTER]

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And you may notice I put myself
in the Arnold Schwarzenegger

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role here.

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[LAUGHTER]

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My brother said I'm really
more of a Hawkins, which hurt,

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but he's not wrong.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Oh, before I do
it, though, I want

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to dedicate this reading
to two people, one of whom

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is my daughter.

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Hi, Athena.

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It is her second literary
reading and her first one

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that is not in a storm sewer.

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So I'm glad you could
be here tonight.

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And the second one is
to Aurelie Sheehan,

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who can't be here
tonight, but who's

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a beloved friend of many of us.

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