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He joined Jude in the kitchen and began making a salad, and JB slumped to the dining-room table and started flipping through a novel Jude had left there. "I read this," he called over to him. "Do you want to know what happens in the end?"

"No, JB," said Jude. "I'm only halfway through."

"The minister character dies after all."

"JB!"

After that, JB's mood seemed to improve.

Hanya Yanagihara

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