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rena　was　involved。　This　time　they　really　would

stay　friends　forever。

If　you　can　call　the　next　few　days　forever！

karma　chameleon

Dan　Humphrey　slipped　into　the　disgusting　employees…only　restroom　in　a　dank　corner　of　the

basement　of　the　Strand　clutching　a　tiny　black　tote　bag　emblazoned　with　the　logo　of　the　literary

magazineRed　Herring　。　Double…checking　that　the　door　was　locked　tight；　he　pulled　his　threadbare

Bauhaus　T…shirt　over　his　head　and　unbuttoned　his　fine…wale　Levi？s　cords；　dropping　them　to　the

floor。　He　paid　no　attention　to　the　literary　graffiti　a　generation　of　disaffected　Strand　employees　had

scrawled　all　over　the　walls？legend　had　it　that　some　bitter　former　clerk　had　jotted　down　the　actual

New　Hampshire　home　telephone　number　of　the　famously　reclusive　J。　D。　Salinger。　He　had　only　ten

minutes　to　meet　Bree　in　Union　Square　and　he　had　to　get　out　of　his　everyday　clothes？which　reeked

of　smoke？and　into　something　cleaner　and　more　exercise…friendly。

So　he　wasn？t　the　most　athletic　guy　in　the　world。　His　relationship　or　connection　or　whatever　with

Bree　was　based　on　more　than　Lycra　clothing　and　naked　yoga　sessions。　Bree　had　opened　Dan？s

eyes；　helped　him　think　about　the　world　in　a　way　he　never　had　before。　Bending　and　posing　in　a　hot

room　with　a　sweaty　naked　guy　leaning　into　him　wasn？t　Dan？s　idea　of　a　romantic　evening；　but

reading　Bree？s　favorite　books　was　stimulating　and