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note at the bottom of the page.

It begins with a name, I suppose.
[beat]
“What’s your name?”
“Robert.”
“Nice to meet you, Robert.”
“I mean Zak. Short for Zachary.”
“So your name’s Zak, then?”
“I guess. Well—it is.”
“Nice to meet you, Zak.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Frankly, I think you’re more of a Robert than a Zak.”
“Did I say Zak? I meant Robert.”
“Oh. I see. Nice to meet you, Rob.”
“Robert—please.”
“Nice to meet you, Robert.”
“Nice to meet you, too.”
[beat]
“You don’t want to know my name?”
“No, not really.”
“So we can get acquainted?”
“No, not really.”
“But, you see, normally people when they…”
“No. Really. No.”

robert

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