"_PUQ But_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ O.K._AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 is_VBZ still_AV0 time_NN1 to_TO0 revise_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC not_XX0 much_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ too_AV0 late_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC you_PNP can_VM0 still_AV0 come_VVI abreast_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 are_VBB better_AJC ways_NN2 to_TO0 say_VVI that_CJT nowadays_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ to_PRP Leffler_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ But_CJC of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
Is_VBZ there_EX0 ever_AV0 laughter_NN1 in_PRP an_AT0 office_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 at_PRP least_AV0 a_AT0 little_AV0 nervous_AJ0 ?_SENT 
Sam_NP0 Lipsyte_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 madness_NN1 of_PRF workplaces_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ as_CJS you_PNP are_VBB both_AV0 my_DPS bosses_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 to_TO0 mention_VVI my_DPS mentors_NN2 ,_PUN do_VDB you_PNP have_VHI any_DT0 tips_NN2 on_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 best_AV0 approach_VVI this_DT0 apology_NN1 revision_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Be_VBB less_AV0 tone-deaf_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Be_VBB more_AV0 sufficient_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 adds_VVZ ._SENT 
•_PUN 
I_PNP spend_VVB the_AT0 evening_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS apology_NN1 ._SENT 
Near_PRP midnight_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS daughter_NN1 leans_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Still_AV0 up_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT Just_AV0 catching_VVG up_AVP on_PRP stuff_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Sophie_NP0 glides_VVZ in_AVP ,_PUN takes_VVZ a_AT0 seat_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ are_VBB you_PNP working_VVG on_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN nothing_PNI important_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP always_AV0 used_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP about_PRP your_DPS job_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP were_VBD always_AV0 asking_VVG ._SENT I_PNP guess_VVB you_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 boring_AJ0 life_NN1 back_AVP then_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Dad_NN1 ..._PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 kidding_VVG ._SENT But_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB a_AT0 teen-ager_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT So_AV0 much_DT0 going_VVG on_AVP at_PRP school_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP your_DPS friends_NN2 ..._PUN ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 imagine_VVI my_DPS work_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI that_DT0 interesting_AJ0 to_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Sophie_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC your_DPS apology_NN1 sure_AV0 is_VBZ ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mom_NN1 tell_VVB you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
We_PNP 're_VBB divorced_AJ0 ,_PUN Melissa_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP still_AV0 talk_VVB ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 about_PRP Sophie_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC things_NN2 related_VVN to_PRP Sophie_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP keep_VVB each_DT0 other_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 cold_AJ0 loop_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ are_VBB you_PNP going_VVG to_TO0 do_VDI ?_SENT "_PUQ Sophie_NP0 asks_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP her_DPS new_AJ0 acrylic_AJ0 fingernail_NN1 scoops_VVZ out_AVP a_AT0 sliver_NN1 of_PRF banana_NN1 bread_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 still_AV0 cooling_AJ0 pan_NN1 ,_PUN pops_VVZ it_PNP in_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT Whenever_AVQ we_PNP have_VHB bananas_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB about_AVP to_TO0 turn_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP feel_VVB especially_AV0 vexed_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP bake_VVB a_AT0 loaf_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 apologize_VVI ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 really_AV0 have_VHI much_DT0 choice_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Are_VBB n't_XX0 you_PNP sorry_AJ0 for_PRP what_DTQ you_PNP did_VDD ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Sophie_NP0 has_VHZ recently_AV0 dyed_VVN her_DPS hair_NN1 its_DPS original_AJ0 color_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ disconcerting_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 people_NN0 were_VBD offended_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ n't_XX0 that_CJT a_AT0 cop-out_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Sophie_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Can_VM0 I_PNP borrow_VVI twenty_CRD dollars_NN2 against_PRP my_DPS allowance_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
•_PUN 
Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ the_AT0 new_AJ0 draft_NN1 shows_VVZ promise_NN1 ._SENT 
Less_AV0 deaf_AJ0 ._SENT More_DT0 depth_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Still_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ missing_VVG something_PNI crucial_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ is_VBZ it_PNP missing_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 crucial_AJ0 element_NN1 known_VVN as_PRP remorse_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Believe_VVB me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB full_AJ0 of_PRF remorse_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 coming_VVG through_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 apology_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB you_PNP understand_VVI that_CJT what_DTQ you_PNP did_VDD was_VBD wrong_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ To_TO0 be_VBI honest_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ not_XX0 completely_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 completely_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ At_PRP least_AV0 he_PNP 's_VBZ being_VBG honest_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Look_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP can_VM0 understand_VVI how_AVQ ,_PUN if_CJS one_PNI does_VDZ not_XX0 have_VHI all_DT0 the_AT0 facts_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 context_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI might_VM0 perceive_VVI —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 this_DT0 is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 hill_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ hill_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 mound_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC monticule_NN1 ,_PUN upon_PRP which_DTQ you_PNP yearn_VVB to_TO0 greet_VVI your_DPS demise_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 hill_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 is_VBZ just_AV0 a_AT0 misunderstanding_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Very_AV0 well_AV0 ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP would_VM0 suggest_VVI a_AT0 complete_AJ0 overhaul_NN1 ._SENT Apology_NN1 two_CRD point_NN1 oh_ITJ ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ still_AV0 time_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC not_XX0 much_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beekman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ already_AV0 too_AV0 late_AJ0 to_TO0 come_VVI abrea_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 come_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC we_PNP can_VM0 still_AV0 maybe_AV0 take_VVI this_DT0 thing_NN1 from_PRP behind_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Beekman_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leffler_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP mean_VVB catch_VVB it_PNP ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ all_DT0 ._SENT Before_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ completely_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 barn_NN1 ._SENT Before_CJS we_PNP 're_VBB sitting_VVG here_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 put_VVI the_AT0 horse_NN1 poop_NN1 back_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 toothpaste_NN1 tube_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB dead_AJ0 on_PRP your_DPS hill_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
•_PUN 
I_PNP get_VVB cracking_VVG on_PRP my_DPS newest_AJS version_NN1 ,_PUN try_VVB to_TO0 craft_VVI something_PNI a_AT0 bit_NN1 more_AV0 remorse-centric_AJ0 ._SENT 
Marco_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS ex-brother-in-law_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ also_AV0 a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 ,_PUN calls_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Melissa_NP0 filled_VVD me_PNP in_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP hope_VVB you_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 apologizing_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ exactly_AV0 what_DTQ I_PNP 'm_VBB doing_VDG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Big_AJ0 mistake_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 worst_AJS thing_NN1 you_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI is_VBZ apologize_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ can_VM0 that_DT0 be_VBI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Because_CJS it_PNP will_VM0 never_AV0 be_VBI enough_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Marco_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC it_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 change_VVI the_AT0 outcome_NN1 ,_PUN either_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP 've_VHB already_AV0 made_VVN up_AVP their_DPS minds_NN2 about_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN trust_VVB me_PNP ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 assets_NN2 and_CJC liabilities_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 morality_NN1 stuff_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 smoke_NN1 screen_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 they_PNP feel_VVB they_PNP 're_VBB paying_VVG you_PNP too_AV0 much_AV0 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 you_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 as_AV0 productive_AJ0 as_CJS you_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT Here_AV0 's_VBZ a_AT0 chance_NN1 for_PRP them_PNP to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 change_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC they_PNP can_VM0 look_VVI good_AJ0 while_CJS still_AV0 earning_VVG their_DPS profits_NN2 ._SENT Nothing_PNI important_AJ0 has_VHZ been_VBN altered_VVN to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 lives_NN2 of_PRF ordinary_AJ0 people_NN0 better_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC your_DPS bosses_NN2 can_VM0 keep_VVI coasting_VVG along_AVP ,_PUN the_AT0 pigs_NN2 ._SENT Meanwhile_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP apologize_VVB ,_PUN you_PNP 'll_VM0 get_VVI nothing_PNI from_PRP them_PNP in_PRP court_NN1 ,_PUN down_PRP the_AT0 line_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS you_PNP will_VM0 have_VHI already_AV0 admitted_VVN you_PNP did_VDD something_PNI wrong_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC I_PNP just_AV0 want_VVB to_TO0 tell_VVI my_DPS side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 story_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ There_EX0 are_VBB no_AT0 sides_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 story_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Marco_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 are_VBB just_AV0 different_AJ0 stories_NN2 ._SENT People_NN0 either_AV0 believe_VVB yours_PNP or_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT Usually_AV0 the_AT0 other_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ should_VM0 I_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Got_VVD any_DT0 bananas_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB me_PNP well_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
•_PUN 
Thing_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN I_PNP am_VBB sorry_AJ0 and_CJC I_PNP am_VBB also_AV0 not_XX0 sorry_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ all_DT0 so_AV0 nuanced_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 nuance_NN1 itself_PNX is_VBZ highly_AV0 nuanced_AJ0 ._SENT 
•_PUN 
Melissa_NP0 calls_VVZ to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP that_CJT some_DT0 of_PRF Sophie_NP0 's_POS classmates_NN2 have_VHB teased_VVN and_CJC bullied_VVD her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Because_CJS of_PRF me_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN ._SENT Next_ORD time_NN1 it_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT Look_VVB ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB my_DPS brother_NN1 encouraged_VVD you_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI otherwise_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC ca_VM0 n't_XX0 you_PNP just_AV0 get_VVB this_DT0 over_AVP with_PRP ?_SENT Move_VVB on_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Move_VVB on_AVP to_PRP where_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ To_PRP wherever_AVQ people_NN0 like_VVB you_PNP go_VVI after_PRP these_DT0 sorts_NN2 of_PRF things_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 move_VVI on_AVP !_SENT I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 stay_VVI on_AVP !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Then_AV0 I_PNP guess_VVB you_PNP 'd_VM0 better_AV0 do_VDI what_DTQ they_PNP 're_VBB asking_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB trying_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 not_XX0 always_AV0 clear_VVI what_DTQ that_DT0 is_VBZ ,_PUN precisely_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Figure_VVB it_PNP out_AVP ._SENT For_PRP your_DPS daughter_NN1 's_POS sake_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
•_PUN 
Beekman_NP0 and_CJC Leffler_NP0 have_VHB given_VVN me_PNP the_AT0 remainder_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 week_NN1 to_TO0 refine_VVI my_DPS apology_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 problem_NN1 now_AV0 is_VBZ all_DT0 one_PNI of_PRF nuance_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP a_AT0 certain_AJ0 distance_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 nuance_NN1 is_VBZ complex_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC coherent_AJ0 ._SENT Close_VVB up_AVP ,_PUN it_PNP splinters_VVZ into_PRP myriad_NN1 fragments_NN2 of_PRF subtle_AJ0 distinction_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 events_NN2 themselves_PNX —_PUN the_AT0 words_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 acts_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 intent_NN1 —_PUN are_VBB a_AT0 blur_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 frantic_AJ0 smear_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 certain_AJ0 phrase_NN1 ,_PUN once_AV0 quite_AV0 common_AJ0 and_CJC ,_PUN by_PRP my_DPS lights_NN2 ,_PUN benign_AJ0 ,_PUN was_VBD uttered_VVN ,_PUN I_PNP admit_VVB ,_PUN by_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Its_DPS lesser-known_AJ0 and_CJC brutal_AJ0 associations_NN2 ,_PUN to_PRP which_DTQ I_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 privy_AJ0 at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN choked_VVD the_AT0 office_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 poison_NN1 gas_NN1 ._SENT 
Currents_NN2 of_PRF history_NN1 pushed_VVD this_DT0 gas_NN1 ,_PUN herded_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN prevented_VVD it_PNP from_PRP dissipating_VVG or_CJC exiting_VVG through_PRP vents_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS history_NN1 seeped_VVD into_PRP that_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 offended_AJ0 party_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ collided_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 history_NN1 we_PNP 'd_VHD all_AV0 been_VBN taught_VVN in_PRP school_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 revision_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 history_NN1 we_PNP knowing_VVG people_NN0 knew_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 revision_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 revised_AJ0 history_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ had_VHD recently_AV0 gusted_VVN in_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 force_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 reckoning_NN1 ._SENT 
Also_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP should_VM0 be_VBI noted_VVN with_PRP appropriate_AJ0 candor_NN1 that_CJT after_CJS I_PNP uttered_VVD the_AT0 aforementioned_AJ0 phrase_NN1 and_CJC suffered_VVD an_AT0 onslaught_NN1 of_PRF verbal_AJ0 abuse_NN1 from_PRP my_DPS co-workers_NN2 —_PUN no_AT0 doubt_NN1 unmooring_VVG me_PNP from_PRP my_DPS usual_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF decorum_NN1 —_PUN I_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN in_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP plain_AJ0 view_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 ,_PUN urinate_VVB on_PRP my_DPS offended_AJ0 colleague_NN1 's_POS desk_NN1 ._SENT 
That_DT0 part_NN1 was_VBD wrong_AJ0 (_PUL though_CJS I_PNP guess_VVB I_PNP can_VM0 thank_VVI stage_NN1 fright_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS middle-aged_AJ0 prostate_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT hardly_AV0 more_DT0 than_CJS a_AT0 trickle_NN1 was_VBD produced_VVN )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP am_VBB deeply_AV0 ,_PUN hauntingly_AV0 remorseful_AJ0 ,_PUN especially_AV0 since_CJS the_AT0 colleague_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 recent_AJ0 addition_NN1 to_PRP our_DPS team_NN1 ,_PUN had_VHD become_VVN something_PNI of_PRF a_AT0 protégé_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
Probably_AV0 anybody_PNI else_AV0 would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN fired_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 spot_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC been_VBN taken_VVN into_PRP custody_NN1 ._SENT End_NN1 of_PRF story_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC stories_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC with_PRP me_PNP there_EX0 are_VBB mitigating_AJ0 circumstances_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ maybe_AV0 seems_VVZ to_TO0 shock_VVI my_DPS colleagues_NN2 the_AT0 most_DT0 :_PUN I_PNP opened_VVD my_DPS fly_NN1 and_CJC made_VVD water_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS mentee_NN1 's_POS desk_NN1 after_PRP uttering_VVG a_AT0 phrase_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP still_AV0 insist_VVB was_VBD n't_XX0 always_AV0 noxious_AJ0 but_CJC must_VM0 have_VHI turned_VVN so_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 banana_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP some_DT0 point_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 recent_AJ0 past_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC yet_AV0 I_PNP remain_VVB ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 nominally_AV0 ,_PUN here_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 Beekman_NP0 /_PUN Leffler_NP0 Group_NN1 ,_PUN formerly_AV0 known_VVN ,_PUN back_AVP when_CJS Oates_NP0 was_VBD with_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 Beekman_NP0 /_PUN Leffler_NP0 /_PUN Oates_NP0 Group_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC ,_PUN to_PRP industry_NN1 insiders_NN2 ,_PUN blo_NP0 ._SENT 
But_CJC my_DPS colleagues_NN2 are_VBB not_XX0 aware_AJ0 of_PRF another_DT0 history_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI I_PNP share_VVB with_PRP Beekman_NP0 and_CJC Leffler_NP0 ._SENT 
Cartoon_NN1 by_PRP Kim_NP0 Warp_NP0 
I_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF their_DPS first_ORD hires_NN2 ,_PUN after_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT 
I_PNP know_VVB where_AVQ the_AT0 bodies_NN2 are_VBB buried_VVN ,_PUN metaphorically_AV0 speaking_VVG ._SENT 
Someday_AV0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN these_DT0 bodies_NN2 —_PUN including_PRP that_DT0 of_PRF Oates_NP0 —_PUN will_VM0 turn_VVI to_TO0 dust_VVI and_CJC it_PNP really_AV0 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 matter_VVI where_AVQ they_PNP are_VBB buried_VVN ._SENT But_CJC ,_PUN while_CJS these_DT0 metaphorical_AJ0 corpses_NN2 remain_VVB scraps_NN2 of_PRF flesh_NN1 and_CJC bone_NN1 and_CJC curled_AJ0 fingernails_NN2 and_CJC parched_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP does_VDZ matter_VVI ._SENT 
Still_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ clear_AJ0 that_CJT I_PNP do_VDB need_VVI to_TO0 apologize_VVI ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB just_AV0 not_XX0 sure_AJ0 why_AVQ I_PNP find_VVB it_PNP so_AV0 difficult_AJ0 ._SENT 
•_PUN 
Doubtless_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB reasons_NN2 —_PUN intellectual_AJ0 ,_PUN philosophical_AJ0 ,_PUN ethical_AJ0 —_PUN why_AVQ I_PNP find_VVB it_PNP so_AV0 difficult_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC here_AV0 in_PRP my_DPS kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP another_DT0 loaf_NN1 of_PRF banana_NN1 bread_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 oven_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Sophie_NP0 in_PRP her_DPS room_NN1 attacking_VVG her_DPS schoolyard_NN1 tormentors_NN2 with_PRP brief_AJ0 ,_PUN retaliatory_AJ0 videos_NN2 recorded_VVN on_PRP her_DPS phone_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP elude_VVB me_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP encouraged_VVD Sophie_NP0 to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 videos_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN as_CJS her_DPS uncle_NN1 Marco_NP0 counselled_VVD ,_PUN to_TO0 apologize_VVI for_PRP nothing_PNI ,_PUN despite_PRP the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT her_DPS behavior_NN1 at_PRP school_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 latest_AJS e-mail_NN1 from_PRP her_DPS vice-principal_NN1 ,_PUN less_AV0 than_CJS ideal_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP apologize_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP told_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP just_AV0 make_VVB it_PNP worse_AJC ._SENT They_PNP 've_VHB already_AV0 made_VVN up_AVP their_DPS minds_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Those_DT0 stupid_AJ0 gatekeepers_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Sophie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP hate_VVB them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 exactly_AV0 sure_AJ0 to_PRP whom_PNQ she_PNP was_VBD referring_VVG ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP concurred_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP hate_VVB them_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Wait_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Sophie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Are_VBB we_PNP gatekeepers_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS we_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 tiny_AJ0 gate_NN1 ,_PUN way_NN1 off_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 gate_NN1 that_CJT opens_VVZ to_PRP much_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Cool_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Perhaps_AV0 the_AT0 main_AJ0 reason_NN1 I_PNP find_VVB it_PNP difficult_AJ0 to_TO0 compose_VVI what_DTQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 call_VVI my_DPS apology_NN1 five_CRD point_NN1 oh_ITJ or_CJC maybe_AV0 six_CRD point_NN1 oh_ITJ is_VBZ the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF ..._PUN what_DTQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 word_NN1 I_PNP 'm_VBB looking_VVG for_PRP ?_SENT 
Reciprocation_NN1 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 ?_SENT 
By_PRP which_DTQ I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN who_PNQ the_AT0 fuck_NN1 has_VHZ ever_AV0 fucking_AV0 apologized_VVD to_PRP me_PNP ?_SENT 
Did_VDD my_DPS father_NN1 apologize_VVI for_PRP deserting_VVG us_PNP when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD seven_CRD ?_SENT 
Did_VDD my_DPS mother_NN1 apologize_VVI for_PRP subsequently_AV0 marrying_VVG Cleon_NP0 Teitelbaum_NP0 ,_PUN M.D._NP0 ?_SENT 
Did_VDD Coach_NP0 Castellano_NP0 apologize_VVB for_PRP cutting_VVG me_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 varsity_NN1 bowling_NN1 squad_NN1 ?_SENT 
Did_VDD Professor_NP0 MacInnes_NP0 ever_AV0 apologize_VVB for_PRP falsely_AV0 accusing_VVG me_PNP of_PRF plagiarism_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS final_AJ0 paper_NN1 for_PRP Medieval_AJ0 Thought_NN1 and_CJC Belief_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC thereby_AV0 causing_VVG the_AT0 university_NN1 to_TO0 rescind_VVI my_DPS scholarship_NN1 ?_SENT (_PUL She_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN sort_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN on_PRP her_DPS deathbed_NN1 ,_PUN much_AV0 too_AV0 late_AJ0 ._SENT )_PUR 
What_DTQ about_PRP Eddie_NP0 Kim_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS roommate_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ slept_VVD with_PRP Violetta_NP0 Mendoza_NP0 while_CJS I_PNP was_VBD home_AV0 on_PRP Christmas_NN1 break_NN1 ?_SENT 
What_DTQ about_PRP Violetta_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ ,_PUN before_CJS she_PNP slept_VVD with_PRP Eddie_NP0 ,_PUN promised_VVD me_PNP that_CJT she_PNP would_VM0 never_AV0 sleep_VVI with_PRP Eddie_NP0 ?_SENT 
What_DTQ about_PRP Aunt_NP0 Dolly_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ refused_VVD to_TO0 pay_VVI me_PNP —_PUN a_AT0 broke_AJ0 kid_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VHD dropped_VVN out_AVP of_PRF college_NN1 after_CJS he_PNP lost_VVD his_DPS scholarship_NN1 —_PUN for_PRP painting_VVG her_DPS goddam_AJ0 house_NN1 while_CJS she_PNP lay_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 beach_NN1 in_PRP Barbados_NP0 ?_SENT She_PNP said_VVD that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VHD eaten_VVN up_AVP my_DPS fee_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 lavish_AJ0 lunches_NN2 and_CJC dinners_NN2 I_PNP charged_VVD to_PRP her_DPS account_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 gourmet_NN1 delicatessen_NN1 ._SENT Tell_VVB me_PNP ,_PUN precisely_AV0 how_AVQ many_DT0 smoked-salmon-and-caviar_AJ0 platters_NN2 (_PUL never_AV0 beluga_NN1 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 )_PUR and_CJC filet-mignon_NP0 hoagies_NN2 equal_AJ0 a_AT0 professional-grade_AJ0 sanding_NN1 ,_PUN assiduous_AJ0 application_NN1 of_PRF primer_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC two_CRD beautiful_AJ0 coats_NN2 of_PRF semi-gloss_NN1 paint_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 rambling_AJ0 Victorian_AJ0 plus_PRP detached_AJ0 garage_NN1 ?_SENT Not_XX0 so_AV0 easy_AJ0 to_TO0 deduce_VVI ,_PUN is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT Maybe_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ more_AV0 complicated_AJ0 than_CJS some_DT0 loathsome_AJ0 burst_NN1 of_PRF snap_AJ0 self-righteousness_NN1 can_VM0 adjudicate_VVI ._SENT 
What_DTQ about_PRP Melissa_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS ex_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP are_VBB one_PNI of_PRF those_DT0 people_NN0 who_PNQ hold_VVB the_AT0 decidedly_AV0 not_XX0 medieval_AJ0 but_CJC more_AV0 modern_AJ0 belief_NN1 that_CJT opening_VVG one_PNI 's_POS fly_NN1 and_CJC micturating_NN1 on_PRP an_AT0 already_AV0 offended_AJ0 colleague_NN1 's_POS desk_NN1 might_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 sign_NN1 of_PRF sickness_NN1 ,_PUN long_AV0 ago_AV0 forsook_VVB her_DPS vow_NN1 to_TO0 have_VHI and_CJC to_TO0 hold_VVI me_PNP in_PRP sickness_NN1 as_CJS in_PRP health_NN1 ,_PUN seeing_VVG how_AVQ it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 my_DPS behavior_NN1 has_VHZ hinted_VVN at_PRP unwellness_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 confusing_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC ever-shifting_AJ0 —_PUN mores_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS times_NN2 ?_SENT 
I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN what_DTQ about_PRP Melissa_NP0 ?_SENT Was_VBD it_PNP not_XX0 she_PNP who_PNQ actually_AV0 uttered_VVD the_AT0 words_NN2 "_PUQ you_PNP are_VBB a_AT0 sick_AJ0 piece_NN1 of_PRF shit_NN1 who_PNQ needs_VVZ serious_AJ0 help_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ after_PRP that_DT0 contretemps_NN0 with_PRP the_AT0 unquestionably_AV0 sight-challenged_AJ0 Uber_NP0 driver_NN1 ?_SENT 
