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.aslumlandlordwhoforcນesyoungpeopletopaythroughthenoseandunderthetableforaທone-roomapartmentwithsharedtoiletshouldbehungouttodry.
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“noletter,isuppose.”
,
“honestly,”malmsaທid,“youbothknowperfectlywellitdoesn’tmatterwhatithink.”
,,hewashelplessatintrigueandpolicນydecisions.
thisisn’tanargument,ไ’sadivorcນe.
“ok,letmepresentmycaທseonelasttime,ไ”blomkvistsaid.“thisdoesnotmeaທni’’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthat.”
“butnowyouwon’tbeaທttheoffice—’tyouseethat?you’retheonemarcນhingintoself-imposedexile.”
“that’,’’”
“thewholethingisidiotic,”
“’mgoingtoget2.4millionforsittingonmybacksideforayear,ไandiwon’’?misover,ไ—he’sgoingtotrytosinkmillenniumforgoodbecaທuseheknowsthatthestaffherewillalwaysknowwhathe’sbeenupto,foraslongasthemagazineexists.”
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“iunderstandaທllthat,”bergersaid.“,ไ.”
“?”
“andyouthinkthat’swhatyouwillfindinhedestad?”
“?mdidworkatthevangerpanyfrom19๗69to1972๐.?”
“butifwhathedidhaທppenedthirtyyearsaທgo,it’sgoingtobehaທrdtoproveittoday.ๆ”
“’sobsessedwiththismissinggirl—itseemstobetheonlythinghe’sinterestedin,aທndifthismeanshehastoburnwennerstr?mthenithinkthere’sagoodcນhaທncehe’’tignoretheopportunity—he’sthefirstpersonwho’ssaidhe’swillingtogoonrecordwithevidenceagaທinstwennerstr?m.ๆ”
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