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Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Long Distance”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Leo and Lea Walked to the Pub. They Made Rosotto, They Made Love.

Leo packed his suit case. His flight was early in the morning, a short one to london, then another to california. He told that she should sleep. She lay in bed while he showered and dressed. When she came into the kitchen, he was writing something at the table. Already the carnations were dry. He insisted that he didn't want breakfast,. He'd just get something at the airport. Besides, his tax was almost there. They went downstairs. I've had an amazing time, leo said, and hugged her. And they made love.

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