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S3E5 | A Strange Way to Live (with Phoebe Bridgers, Connor Ratliff, Joan Didion, Natalie-Scenters Zapico, Bud Smith, Jericho Brown, Jessica Hecht, Avery Trufelman)

The Paris Review

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I Woke a Teenage Girl, Shivering Naked, on a Bicycle, Laid Sideways

In room seven, i found surprise. Teenage girl, dark haired and strung out, sleeping naked on blankets. Purple bicycle was in the other, laid sideways. I woke her gently, said i was about to burn down the hotel. She'd better leave. Didn't even ask why i was doing it. Not having to explain was my new favorite thing. The couple in room three were jovial, in matching pajamas. White haired, with crooked faces and bright blue alcohol eyes. They assumed i was the managerh we're so sorry about the noise. He poured me a drink that threatened to overflow. Ice wine, he said, chateau chant

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