pan-pan.

(Knock, knock.)
Oh, I haven’t seen you enter.
(Knock, knock.)
Okay, so you’re here.
Yes. What you up to?
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Crossword puzzle.
It’s all solved.
I know.
Did you solve it yourself?
No, I found it on the subway.
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You brought it home?
Yes. Some of these are good clues.
Clues or answers?
Both. They comfort me.
Like?
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Blow away—AMAZE
Iconoclast—REBEL
Broke bread—ATE
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And then what happened?
What do you mean what happened?
Nothing. Just continue.
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Reduces to pulp—MASHES
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Anything else?
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Hopelessly lost—ALLATSEA