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George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan

The New Yorker: Fiction

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Making Polite Conversation

A man boards a bus and ends up sitting next to an overly talkative woman who engages him in polite conversation. He tries to politely participate in the conversation, but is ultimately hoping for peace and quiet during his journey.

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