When_CJS I_PNP was_VBD six_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP painted_VVD a_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD working_VVG as_PRP a_AT0 conservator_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF a_AT0 handful_NN1 restoring_VVG the_AT0 zodiac_NN1 ceiling_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 main_AJ0 hall_NN1 of_PRF Grand_AJ0 Central_AJ0 Terminalan_NN1 aqua_NN1 sky_NN1 strung_VVN with_PRP shimmering_AJ0 constellations_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD late_AJ0 ,_PUN way_NN1 past_PRP my_DPS bedtime_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC my_DPS father_NN1 took_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 work_VVI because_CJS my_DPS motheras_AJ0 usualwas_NN2 not_XX0 home_AV0 ._SENT 
He_PNP helped_VVD me_PNP carefully_AV0 climb_VVB the_AT0 scaffolding_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS I_PNP watched_VVD him_PNP working_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 cleaned_AJ0 patch_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 turquoise_AJ0 paint_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 stars_NN2 representing_VVG the_AT0 smear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Milky_AJ0 Way_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 golden_AJ0 wings_NN2 of_PRF Pegasus_NP0 ,_PUN Orion_NP0 's_POS raised_AJ0 club_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 twisted_AJ0 fish_NN0 of_PRF Pisces_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 original_AJ0 mural_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN painted_VVN in_PRP 1913_CRD ,_PUN my_DPS father_NN1 told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT Roof_NN1 leaks_NN2 damaged_VVD the_AT0 plaster_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP 1944_CRD ,_PUN it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN replicated_VVN on_PRP panels_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD attached_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 arched_AJ0 ceiling_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 original_AJ0 plan_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN to_TO0 remove_VVI the_AT0 boards_NN2 for_PRP restoration_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP contained_VVD asbestos_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 the_AT0 conservators_NN2 left_VVD them_PNP in_PRP place_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC went_VVD to_TO0 work_VVI with_PRP cotton_NN1 swabs_NN2 and_CJC cleaning_NN1 solution_NN1 ,_PUN erasing_VVG decades_NN2 of_PRF pollutants_NN2 ._SENT 
They_PNP uncovered_VVD history_NN1 ._SENT Signatures_NN2 and_CJC inside_AJ0 jokes_NN2 and_CJC notes_NN2 left_VVN behind_PRP by_PRP the_AT0 original_AJ0 artists_NN2 were_VBD revealed_VVN ,_PUN tucked_VVD in_AVP among_PRP the_AT0 constellations_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD dates_NN2 commemorating_VVG weddings_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF World_NN1 War_NN1 II_CRD ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD names_NN2 of_PRF soldiers_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 birth_NN1 of_PRF twins_NN2 was_VBD recorded_VVN near_PRP Gemini_NP0 ._SENT 
An_AT0 error_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN made_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 original_AJ0 artists_NN2 ,_PUN so_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 painted_AJ0 zodiac_NN1 was_VBD reversed_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 it_PNP would_VM0 appear_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 sky_NN1 ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF correcting_VVG it_PNP ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD diligently_AV0 reinforcing_VVG the_AT0 error_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD working_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 square_NN1 of_PRF space_NN1 ,_PUN gilding_VVG stars_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD already_AV0 painted_VVN over_PRP the_AT0 tiny_AJ0 yellow_AJ0 dots_NN2 with_PRP adhesive_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP covered_VVD these_DT0 with_PRP a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF gold_NN1 leaf_NN1 ,_PUN light_NN1 as_PRP breath_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP turned_VVD to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Diana_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN holding_VVG out_AVP his_DPS hand_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP climbed_VVD up_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN caged_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 safety_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS body_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP handed_VVD me_PNP a_AT0 brush_NN1 to_TO0 sweep_VVI over_AVP the_AT0 foil_NN1 ,_PUN fixing_VVG it_PNP in_PRP place_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP showed_VVD me_PNP how_AVQ to_TO0 gently_AV0 rub_VVI at_PRP it_PNP with_PRP my_DPS thumb_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 galaxy_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD created_VVN was_VBD all_DT0 that_CJT remained_VVD ._SENT 
When_AVQ all_DT0 the_AT0 work_NN1 was_VBD finished_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 conservators_NN2 kept_VVD a_AT0 small_AJ0 dark_AJ0 spot_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 northwest_NN1 corner_NN1 of_PRF Grand_AJ0 Central_AJ0 Terminal_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ the_AT0 pale_AJ0 blue_AJ0 ceiling_NN1 meets_VVZ the_AT0 marble_NN1 wall_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 nine-by-five-inch_AJ0 section_NN1 was_VBD left_VVN that_CJT way_NN1 intentionally_AV0 ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 told_VVD me_PNP that_CJT conservators_NN2 do_VDB that_DT0 ,_PUN in_PRP case_NN1 historians_NN2 need_VVB to_TO0 study_VVI the_AT0 original_AJ0 composition_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 way_NN1 you_PNP can_VM0 tell_VVI how_AVQ far_AV0 you_PNP 've_VHB come_VVN is_VBZ to_TO0 know_VVI where_AVQ you_PNP started_VVD ._SENT 
Every_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP 'm_VBB in_PRP Grand_AJ0 Central_AJ0 Terminal_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB about_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 ._SENT Of_PRF how_AVQ we_PNP left_VVD that_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN hand_NN1 in_PRP hand_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS palms_NN2 glittering_AJ0 like_CJS we_PNP had_VHD stolen_VVN the_AT0 stars_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ Friday_NP0 the_AT0 thirteenth_ORD ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP should_VM0 know_VVI better_AJC ._SENT Getting_VVG from_PRP Sotheby_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 Upper_AJ0 East_NN1 Side_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 Ansonia_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 Upper_AJ0 West_NN1 Side_NN1 ,_PUN means_NN0 taking_VVG the_AT0 Q_ZZ0 train_NN1 to_PRP Times_NN2 Square_NP0 and_CJC then_AV0 the_AT0 1_CRD uptown_AV0 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 travel_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 direction_NN1 before_CJS I_PNP start_VVB going_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT 
I_PNP hate_VVB going_VVG backward_AV0 ._SENT 
Normally_AV0 I_PNP would_VM0 walk_VVI across_PRP Central_AJ0 Park_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP am_VBB wearing_VVG a_AT0 new_AJ0 pair_NN0 of_PRF shoes_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB rubbing_VVG a_AT0 blister_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS heel_NN1 ,_PUN shoes_NN2 I_PNP never_AV0 would_VM0 have_VHI worn_VVN if_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD known_VVN that_CJT I_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI summoned_VVN by_PRP Kitomi_NP0 Ito_NP0 ._SENT So_AV0 instead_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP find_VVB myself_PNX on_PRP public_AJ0 transit_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC something_PNI 's_VBZ off_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP takes_VVZ me_PNP a_AT0 moment_NN1 to_TO0 figure_VVI out_AVP what_DTQ ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ quiet_AJ0 ._SENT Usually_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 fight_VVI my_DPS way_NN1 through_PRP tourists_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB listening_VVG to_PRP someone_PNI singing_VVG for_PRP coins_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 violin_NN1 quartet_NN1 ._SENT Today_AV0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 platform_NN1 is_VBZ empty_AJ0 ._SENT 
Last_ORD night_NN1 Broadway_NN1 theaters_NN2 had_VHD shut_VVN down_AVP performances_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 month_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP an_AT0 usher_NN1 tested_VVD positive_AJ0 for_PRP Covid_NP0 ,_PUN out_AVP of_PRF an_AT0 abundance_NN1 of_PRF caution_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ Finn_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN anywayNew_NN1 York_NP0 ¨_NP0 CPresbyterian_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 resident_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ not_XX0 seen_VVN the_AT0 influx_NN1 of_PRF coronavirus_NN1 cases_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB appearing_VVG in_PRP Washington_NP0 State_NP0 and_CJC Italy_NP0 and_CJC France_NP0 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD only_AV0 nineteen_CRD cases_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN Finn_NP0 told_VVD me_DPS last_ORD night_NN1 as_CJS we_PNP watched_VVD the_AT0 news_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP wondered_VVD out_AVP loud_AV0 if_CJS we_PNP should_VM0 start_VVI panicking_VVG yet_AV0 ._SENT Wash_VVB your_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC do_VDB n't_XX0 touch_VVI your_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI fine_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 uptown_AJ0 subway_NN1 is_VBZ nearly_AV0 empty_AJ0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP get_VVB off_AVP at_PRP Seventy-second_ORD and_CJC emerge_VVB aboveground_AJ0 ,_PUN blinking_VVG like_PRP a_AT0 mole_NN1 ,_PUN walking_VVG at_PRP a_AT0 brisk_AJ0 New_AJ0 Yorker_NN1 clip_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Ansonia_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP all_DT0 its_DPS glory_NN1 ,_PUN rises_VVZ up_AVP like_PRP an_AT0 angry_AJ0 djinn_NN1 ,_PUN defiantly_AV0 jutting_VVG its_DPS Beaux_NP0 Arts_NN2 chin_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP just_AV0 stand_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG up_AVP at_PRP its_DPS mansard_NN1 roof_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS lazy_AJ0 sprawl_NN1 from_PRP Seventy-third_NP0 to_PRP Seventy-fourth_NP0 Street_NP0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 North_NN1 Face_NN1 and_CJC an_AT0 American_AJ0 Apparel_NN1 at_PRP ground_NN1 level_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 always_AV0 this_DT0 bougie_NN1 ._SENT Kitomi_NP0 told_VVD me_PNP that_CJT when_CJS she_PNP and_CJC Sam_NP0 Pride_NP0 moved_VVD in_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 seventies_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 building_NN1 was_VBD overrun_VVN with_PRP psychics_NN2 and_CJC mediums_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC housed_VVD a_AT0 swingers_NN2 '_POS club_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 orgy_NN1 room_NN1 and_CJC an_AT0 open_AJ0 bar_NN1 and_CJC buffet_NN1 ._SENT Sam_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN would_VM0 stop_VVI in_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 once_CJS a_AT0 week_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 alive_AJ0 when_CJS Sam_NP0 's_POS band_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Nightjars_NN2 ,_PUN was_VBD formed_VVN by_PRP Sam_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS co-songwriter_NN1 ,_PUN William_NP0 Punt_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP two_CRD school_NN1 chums_NN2 from_PRP Slough_NP0 ,_PUN England_NP0 ._SENT Nor_CJC was_VBD I_PNP when_CJS their_DPS first_ORD album_NN1 spent_VVD thirty_CRD weeks_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 Billboard_NP0 charts_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC when_CJS their_DPS little_AJ0 British_AJ0 quartet_NN1 went_VVD on_PRP The_AT0 Ed_NP0 Sullivan_NP0 Show_NN1 and_CJC ignited_VVD a_AT0 stampede_NN1 of_PRF screaming_VVG American_AJ0 girls_NN2 ._SENT Not_XX0 when_CJS Sam_NP0 married_VVD Kitomi_NP0 Ito_NP0 ten_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 or_CJC when_CJS the_AT0 band_NN1 broke_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN months_NN2 after_PRP their_DPS final_AJ0 album_NN1 was_VBD released_VVN featuring_VVG cover_NN1 art_NN1 of_PRF Kitomi_NP0 and_CJC Sam_NP0 naked_AJ0 ,_PUN mirroring_VVG the_AT0 figures_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 painting_NN1 that_CJT hung_VVD behind_PRP their_DPS bed_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 alive_AJ0 when_CJS Sam_NP0 was_VBD murdered_VVN three_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 steps_NN2 of_PRF this_DT0 very_AJ0 building_NN1 ,_PUN stabbed_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 throat_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 mentally_AV0 ill_AJ0 man_NN1 who_PNQ recognized_VVD him_PNP from_PRP that_DT0 iconic_AJ0 album_NN1 cover_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC like_PRP everyone_PNI else_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 planet_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB the_AT0 whole_AJ0 story_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 doorman_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Ansonia_NN1 smiles_VVZ politely_AV0 at_PRP me_PNP ;_PUN the_AT0 concierge_NN1 looks_VVZ up_AVP as_CJS I_PNP approach_VVB ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB here_AV0 to_TO0 see_VVI Kitomi_NP0 Ito_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP say_VVB coolly_AV0 ,_PUN pushing_VVG my_DPS license_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 desk_NN1 to_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP 's_VBZ expecting_VVG you_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 concierge_NN1 answers_NN2 ._SENT Floor_NN1 
Eighteen_CRD ._SENT I_PNP know_VVB ._SENT 
Lots_PNI of_PRF celebrities_NN2 have_VHB lived_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 Ansoniafrom_NP0 Babe_NN1 Ruth_NP0 to_PRP Theodore_NP0 Dreiser_NP0 to_PRP Toscanini_NP0 to_PRP Natalie_NP0 Portmanbut_NP0 arguably_AV0 ,_PUN Kitomi_NP0 and_CJC Sam_NP0 Pride_NP0 are_VBB the_AT0 most_AV0 famous_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS my_DPS husband_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN murdered_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 steps_NN2 of_PRF my_DPS apartment_NN1 building_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP might_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI stayed_VVN for_PRP another_DT0 thirty_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ just_AV0 me_PNP ._SENT And_CJC anyway_AV0 ,_PUN Kitomi_NP0 is_VBZ finally_AV0 moving_VVG now_AV0 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ why_AVQ the_AT0 world_NN1 's_VBZ most_AV0 infamous_AJ0 rock_NN1 widow_NN1 has_VHZ my_DPS number_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS cellphone_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ is_VBZ my_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP lean_VVB against_PRP the_AT0 back_AJ0 wall_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 elevator_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS I_PNP was_VBD young_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC people_NN0 asked_VVD what_DTQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI when_CJS I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 whole_AJ0 plan_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI securely_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 path_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS career_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 get_VVI married_AJ0 by_PRP thirty_CRD ,_PUN to_TO0 finish_VVI having_VHG kids_NN2 by_PRP thirty-five_CRD ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 speak_VVI fluent_AJ0 French_NN1 and_CJC have_VHB traveled_VVN cross-country_AJ0 on_PRP Route_NN1 66._CRD My_DPS father_NN1 had_VHD laughed_VVN at_PRP my_DPS checklist_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP told_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN are_VBB definitely_AV0 your_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS daughter_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 take_VVI that_CJT as_CJS a_AT0 compliment_NN1 ._SENT 
Also_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 record_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB perfectly_AV0 on_PRP track_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP am_VBB an_AT0 associate_AJ0 specialist_NN1 at_PRP Sotheby'sSotheby_NP0 's_POS !_SENT and_CJC Eva_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS boss_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ hinted_VVN in_PRP all_DT0 ways_NN2 possible_AJ0 that_CJT after_PRP the_AT0 auction_NN1 of_PRF Kitomi_NP0 's_POS painting_NN1 I_PNP will_VM0 likely_AV0 be_VBI promoted_VVN ._SENT I_PNP am_VBB not_XX0 engaged_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC when_CJS I_PNP ran_VVD out_AVP of_PRF clean_AJ0 socks_NN2 last_ORD weekend_NN1 and_CJC went_VVD to_TO0 scrounge_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF Finn_NN1 's_VBZ ,_PUN I_PNP found_VVD a_AT0 ring_NN1 hidden_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS underwear_NN1 drawer_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP leave_VVB tomorrow_AV0 on_PRP vacation_NN1 and_CJC Finn_NN1 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 pop_VVI the_AT0 question_NN1 there_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB so_AV0 sure_AJ0 of_PRF it_PNP that_CJT I_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 manicure_NN1 today_AV0 instead_AV0 of_PRF eating_VVG lunch_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB twenty-nine_CRD ._SENT 
The_AT0 door_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 elevator_NN1 opens_VVZ directly_AV0 into_PRP Kitomi_NP0 's_POS foyer_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 black_AJ0 and_CJC white_AJ0 marble_NN1 squares_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 giant_AJ0 chessboard_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP comes_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 entryway_NN1 ,_PUN dressed_VVN in_PRP jeans_NN2 and_CJC combat_NN1 boots_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 pink_AJ0 silk_NN1 bathrobe_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 thatch_NN1 of_PRF white_AJ0 hair_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 purple_AJ0 heart-shaped_AJ0 spectacles_NN2 for_PRP which_DTQ she_PNP is_VBZ known_VVN ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ always_AV0 reminded_VVN me_PNP of_PRF a_AT0 wren_NN1 ,_PUN light_AJ0 and_CJC hollow-boned_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB of_PRF how_AVQ Kitomi_NP0 's_POS black_AJ0 hair_NN1 went_VVD white_AJ0 overnight_AV0 with_PRP grief_NN1 after_PRP Sam_NP0 was_VBD murdered_VVN ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB of_PRF the_AT0 photographs_NN2 of_PRF her_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 ,_PUN gasping_VVG for_PRP air_NN1 ._SENT 
Diana_NP0 !_SENT she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS we_PNP are_VBB old_AJ0 friends_NN2 ._SENT 
There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 brief_AJ0 awkwardness_NN1 as_CJS I_PNP instinctively_AV0 put_VVD my_DPS hand_NN1 out_AVP to_TO0 take_VVI hers_PNP and_CJC then_AV0 remember_VVB that_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 thing_NN1 we_PNP are_VBB doing_VDG anymore_AV0 and_CJC instead_AV0 just_AV0 give_VVI a_AT0 weird_AJ0 little_AJ0 wave_NN1 ._SENT Hi_ITJ ,_PUN Kitomi_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB so_AV0 glad_AJ0 you_PNP could_VM0 come_VVI today_AV0 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 problem_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF sellers_NN2 who_PNQ want_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 the_AT0 paperwork_NN1 is_VBZ handed_VVN over_AVP personally_AV0 ._SENT 
Over_PRP her_DPS shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 long_AJ0 hallway_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI itthe_NP0 Toulouse-Lautrec_NP0 painting_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 entire_AJ0 reason_NN1 I_PNP know_VVB Kitomi_NP0 Ito_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP sees_VVZ my_DPS eyes_NN2 dart_VVB toward_PRP it_PNP and_CJC her_DPS mouth_NN1 tugs_VVZ into_PRP a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT I_PNP never_AV0 get_VVB tired_AJ0 of_PRF seeing_VVG it_PNP ._SENT 
A_AT0 strange_AJ0 flicker_NN1 crosses_VVZ Kitomi_NP0 's_POS face_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 let_VVB 's_VBZ get_VVI you_PNP a_AT0 better_AJC view_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP replies_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP leads_VVZ me_PNP deeper_AJC into_PRP her_DPS home_NN1 ._SENT 
From_PRP 1892_CRD to_PRP 1895_CRD ,_PUN Henri_NP0 de_NP0 Toulouse-Lautrec_NP0 scandalized_VVD the_AT0 impressionist_AJ0 art_NN1 world_NN1 by_PRP moving_VVG into_PRP a_AT0 brothel_NN1 and_CJC painting_NN1 prostitutes_NN2 together_AV0 in_PRP bed_NN1 ._SENT Le_NP0 Lit_VVD ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 famous_AJ0 in_PRP that_DT0 series_NN0 ,_PUN is_VBZ at_PRP the_AT0 Mus_NP0 ¨_NN0 ¦_NP0 e_ZZ0 d'Orsay_NP0 ._SENT Others_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN sold_VVN to_PRP private_AJ0 collections_NN2 for_PRP ten_CRD million_CRD and_CJC twelve_CRD million_CRD dollars_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 painting_NN1 in_PRP Kitomi_NP0 's_POS house_NN1 is_VBZ clearly_AV0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 series_NN0 and_CJC yet_AV0 patently_AV0 set_VVN apart_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 others_NN2 ._SENT 
There_EX0 are_VBB not_XX0 two_CRD women_NN2 in_PRP this_DT0 one_PNI ,_PUN but_CJC a_AT0 woman_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 woman_NN1 sits_VVZ propped_VVN up_AVP naked_AJ0 against_PRP the_AT0 headboard_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 sheet_NN1 fallen_VVN to_PRP her_DPS waist_NN1 ._SENT Behind_PRP the_AT0 headboard_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP it_PNP you_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 reflection_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 second_ORD figure_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 paintingToulouse-Lautrec_NN1 himself_PNX ,_PUN seated_VVD naked_AJ0 at_PRP the_AT0 foot_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bed_NN1 with_PRP sheets_NN2 pooled_VVN in_PRP his_DPS lap_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS back_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 viewer_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP stares_VVZ as_AV0 intently_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 woman_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ staring_VVG at_PRP him_PNP ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ intimate_AJ0 and_CJC voyeuristic_AJ0 ,_PUN simultaneously_AV0 private_AJ0 and_CJC public_AJ0 ._SENT 
When_CJS the_AT0 Nightjars_NN2 released_VVD their_DPS final_AJ0 album_NN1 ,_PUN Twelfth_ORD of_PRF Never_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 cover_NN1 art_NN1 had_VHD Kitomi_NP0 bare-breasted_AJ0 against_PRP their_DPS headboard_NN1 ,_PUN gazing_VVG at_PRP Sam_NP0 ,_PUN whose_DTQ broad_AJ0 back_NN1 forms_VVZ the_AT0 lower_AJC third_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 visual_AJ0 field_NN1 ._SENT Behind_PRP their_DPS bed_NN1 hangs_VVZ the_AT0 painting_NN1 they_PNP 're_VBB emulating_VVG ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 position_NN1 the_AT0 mirror_NN1 holds_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 actual_AJ0 art_NN1 ._SENT 
Everyone_PNI knows_VVZ that_CJT album_NN1 cover_NN1 ._SENT Everyone_PNI knows_VVZ that_CJT Sam_NP0 bought_VVD this_DT0 painting_NN1 for_PRP Kitomi_NP0 from_PRP a_AT0 private_AJ0 collection_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 wedding_NN1 gift_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC only_AV0 a_AT0 handful_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 know_VVB that_CJT she_PNP is_VBZ now_AV0 selling_VVG it_PNP ,_PUN at_PRP a_AT0 unique_AJ0 Sotheby_NP0 's_POS auction_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT I_PNP 'm_VBB the_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ closed_VVD that_DT0 deal_NN1 ._SENT 
Are_VBB you_PNP still_AV0 going_VVG on_PRP vacation_NN1 ?_SENT Kitomi_NP0 asks_VVZ ,_PUN disrupting_VVG my_DPS reverie_NN1 ._SENT 
Did_VDD I_PNP tell_VVI her_PNP about_PRP our_DPS trip_NN1 ?_SENT Maybe_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP cannot_VVB think_VVB of_PRF any_DT0 logical_AJ0 reason_NN1 she_PNP would_VM0 care_VVI ._SENT 
Clearing_VVG my_DPS throat_NN1 (_PUL I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI paid_VVN to_PRP moon_NN1 over_PRP art_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP get_VVB paid_VVN to_TO0 transact_VVI it_PNP )_PUR ,_PUN I_PNP paste_VVB a_AT0 smile_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT Only_AV0 for_PRP two_CRD weeks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 the_AT0 minute_NN1 I_PNP get_VVB back_AVP ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ full_AJ0 steam_NN1 ahead_AV0 for_PRP your_DPS auction_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS job_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 strange_AJ0 oneI_NN2 have_VHB to_TO0 convince_VVI clients_NN2 to_TO0 give_VVI their_DPS beloved_AJ0 art_NN1 up_AVP for_PRP adoption_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ a_AT0 careful_AJ0 dance_NN1 between_PRP rhapsodizing_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 piece_NN1 and_CJC encouraging_VVG them_PNP that_CJT they_PNP are_VBB doing_VDG the_AT0 right_AJ0 thing_NN1 by_PRP selling_VVG it_PNP ._SENT 
