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The Marathon Man

Words of Wissman

"You guyzzzz," he says, doing his best Bo Duke and picking up his tray. "I gotta go--got work to do."

We sit at the table staring at each other.

"Boston Public Library, 12:00?", one guy asks.

We nod.

I take my tray up to the dishwashers, pivot and catch up to a friend in front of me.

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"What do running tights go for these days?," I ask, slyly.

"23.95 at Brine's," he chirps, without breaking stride.

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