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Thisisastorythatwasfirstpublishedin1958.Thiswackyhillbilly-turned-playgirlwholivesinaManhattanbrownstonesharesnotonlyhisphilosophyoffreedomandacceptanceofhumanirregularitiesbutalsohisfearsandanxieties--'themeanreds'shecallsthem.ForherthecureistojumpintoataxiandheadforTiffany's;nothingbadcouldhappen,shesays,amid'thatlovelysmellofsilverandalligatorwallets,''andherdreamistohavebreakfastinthatsoothingsetting.
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