a dangerous fiction - by barbara rogan
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A M Y S
T E R Y
A DANGEROFICTION
BARBARAROGAN
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Preface
S a a b g g, Jo, sa , op g s pa jus ka TV c v . W a app s ?As I k b ga . E gs a u amb guous a
s amm oo , a a c o , vaca , g ass s a o a bu b g gs a a a s a ma o p sp c v . Som -
m s ou ca a s o b g s u ou ac .T a s ou g c o , bu a , s oo a .
I xp a s. H sa , You mak g oo comp ca . Jus ac s, maam? I sa .H sm as o o s a a o - a jok . I ook a m
p op o s m . T bo s ss as go , bu sa ou s s a mou su m, g g av as o s
ac . H s s g , bu a a k , a s a a I -m mb , a o s s a o m a o . I o vma . H s g g as ba , c m a o g. Hugoa I xc a g gs ma , bu Hugo v o
s. I c a m o , sa .A s s o c s occu , I sa . Bu I o k o o
co c , v a .Jus m a app , sa . L m mak co -
c o s.
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Ho s a g , I oug , a Tomm s ou b g v g m v a v c I g v m s. Jus s o a app s, I
m, o xp a . H a pa , s p mo o ssaga s pa . I sa a as a ma o u s oo us so s c .
I b ga , I sa u o g vab , o a a k a s o m g .
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I -o o o c o , mu a ma m va v u a . Fo as o g as m av o a s, sasas b o s a o b om s a s g s. Bu
po s a m oub s b ga , I v sa m. T u , c sk as ov cas ; bu v pass g a c ou s o b ak
as a s g o mp g ca am , m g as a c os ups op, o sackc o , a ak o T m s Squa a -s g s.
I a g, a a b ma kab o a . I as s W s a o Ju , a a s a a o ou mo
s us -p s ss o , ga g m o c a ou a ba oco c ab p g ma usc p s a qu pack s.I p s a a o ab a I s oug o asMo s p ac . To m g sa Ha P agoo , cu o o a ag m. Ha as a pa , bo ,g a - a oma o g, s ss a s, a Oxb g accso p s v sm a o o ma , a a a o ma om o c I as o b am o u m p o ga -
u , s a b p sump v o ou qu om.H ass s a , C o S auss, sa o o s . C o as a
Eas cu va o W s Coas Va G , ss a s o ,
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s g sk a o o os bab -o s s a g s as a s. Oppos sa J a -Pau D v aux, ou a
s ps . B a s spo s jack , s T-s a : eter-nity: when will it end? T - o a s o a s ou o co g , J a - Pau as a a ou g ma poss ss o suc x-
avaga goo ooks a ou b s s g c , Ro a B a ,a ask m o pos o cov o a s b ockbus , a
o a c . H a a k s, o v sk , a uxu ab ack cu s. C o , o a s o , as pa , b o , a p ,a I oug mak a p coup , bu J a - Pau vpa poo g a a o .
Lo a Mu ga back o o c c u c g a oa a p ump, c a s. To a s o a box b ous
a a p a sk , a pa oc a - sc oo ou a a pou s o o - subs a a am . A oug Lo a as ms c a s sco ass s a as ac ua
job o mak co . O c po c as a o v s s
o po mak s x ; a ga a a g oss o ag c ,oug o cou s s bu o o p o s as a g bu .
S , Lo a a s ak o ask o u g ou moco c s. S s bu mugs a a a ou a boxo oug u s. I ook m avo , mo - : a a ss oba a c s . Ha , as a a s, c os o - as o
oug u o c am o g az , ook v ous a m .C o pass , a J a -Pau ook o. Lo a v a a -s , oug s mus av a a s oo ; s ook co
ou suga s. No s s a s a oo o aba op o book.
W b ga , as usua , op ss cas s. O aag c s o bo k p g o s o j c s, b caus o c m
s b sp s v g ac ua c s a scuss g os j c . Bu Mo a a a s k p co s, sa g a soo
o a v ag ov ooks a g a book, a app
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s op, s a o k o om o o u . A s -, I k p up a o . Ev ua I pu m o s amp o
ag c , a s m gs ou b s g o go; buo o I p o o o c os m m o s s z -9 oo -s ps.
J a -Pau a C o ook u s a g ou s, xp a g a s c o o, som m s om o k qu s o ,
comm j c g . T ou s a s o au so c subm ss o s, a mos o as .
C o op a book ca The Autobiography of aNobody . T sa s a .
T J a - Pau . The Secret Life of Gerbils . You o ao k o .
O , bu I o, C o sa . Is k k ?I ou o o s.Sp ak g o g oss, m om a o o subm ss o o
mo :To Pee or Not to Pee , b D . Wa amak .
Ev Lo a Dou aug .You ma a up, Ha sa .I s a o m mo s u a, C o sa . A so ,
muc jok g a aug , o a o coup o ou s, bc m a spos o op s a ams o sco s o
asp g au o s. Ou s s, s g , ou av oug usa ss, bu ou s s v a o a oug a a
ag s s us p , c o p op o ov a u a a -guag s as muc u as v v s c o s o a ma ov s.
M oug s a . I ook a ou m o c , ougabou co a g, a c o c aga aga s . I k p ao Mo s u u , v sk c a , c as oo b g o m ,b caus ma m as s a . T o p -so a ms I a a a oz am p o os o Hugo,
c u g o b A L bov z a I pa cu a asu , a
p a - a agg a boug m Mo occo, c
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s v as a op . Mo a sapp ov o p o os.T g v mp ss o a s aso ou s g s
o c . As ; as I b u g m o ag c I o o o g a Hugo Do ova . O Mo , oov m k a mo , cou mag o s .
T s v o sk v s b b o s o T Av-u as u g g . T as s a ou o go b o
su s , bu a summ s o m a b a g a a . A bu so a p o , a b oug back a v v mag omou o moo Pa s: o o us b , m a o Hugosc s a s o s c a aga s oo a -c Em D ck so .Wild Nights Wild Nights!/ Were I withthee/ Wild Nights should be/ Our luxury!
I s m o c , a mosp a a so c a g . C o asa g o a , sp ak g ag . I k o s ms, k , g m-
m ck ? I k o o app a o v bo ? Bu a a , sa a o -as o p s o a ov s o up a o c-
o c ag . T pag s a u , s b s Iv v ou s us p .A s ov ? I ask . C o o , a I sa up, b caus
goo s ov s com a ou as o as ax cu s o poo .W a s ca ?
I s c v , bu . . . H vo c a o s c a sook a J a -Pau , o mm a ook up ba o .
T s ca b c a g . P so a , I k . I I sa abooks o I p ck up.
T ? Ha ma .C o up pag . I LUV U BABY, BUT WTF? a . A ov b Ka V g .I aug a g a c a Ha . I as b ac o o ks,
bu s jus ook puzz .C o . Do ou mind ? M s c a sou pu -upo , a
C o as o u pag c o .
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Lo a a s , mov g ps, a cop o o s. W a s WTF m a ?
C o a J a - Pau xc a g g a c s. Lo a as - a s o , co mpo a ; o cou s o a bas cx g? I m a s, C o sa , I ov ou, bab , bu a
uck? T o ov s x g s o cu s; s,ac ua .
Ha gav ass s a ook C opa a mus av g v asp. A ou comm g a a s gobb gook?
Ha , g ca o a .Bu s ca o a o sp .I s a o o a guag , oug a mo o pa o
bo , k po . T p c as fu , o oub a s ,bu C o a app a s a o b o a so g a ou
g a p a u .I s u a ab , Ha sa fa .No o p op o g up x g, J a -Pau sa . I Ja-
pa , s a us o c -p o ov s.C o a , Ev p op o o x p ck up om
co x . O cou b a g ossa .I ook om o o o . C o a xc as ; a as s g a s a J a -Pau a jo o c s o s
subm ss o . I as cu ous, bu Ha as u mov .I o o a books c ov s sp L-U-V. I o oa books uck . S u o Lo a, o
s ou a ou j c o s. A a o o m. Sa a o k s p s o m s app op a o us, ou b
s s g a g s s s a a E g s .I s c a o o , I s a a Ha s a ama p o-
amaz m . Ev o , s as a ov . I sas s s ov , a oug ; v ag as p ac s
s o go. Bu s a o g o sp ak o ag c o
sp ak o m .
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Ask o a pa a , I o Lo a.Ha s a pp a ou so as I as m o The
Exorcist . Excuse me?T s pag s. C o , ou a m. I ou s k ,I av a ook.
Thank you, C o mou .M o ag a go b g . Fa b om m ,
Ha sa , o qu s o ou ju gm , Joanna . Bu as som -o o as o k s o c o g a ou av , m
m ou a s a aso p s k o s o. T s ag c as a pu a o o up o . T a ov s
s mp oma c o vo u o o a guag a o a p o-p mus oppos .
Ha o ook o s o c u m , bu Joa aas a pa cu a c ouc ; I a b ca a s c
ag o , I s aLittle Women . H s m ao g o o s pa cu a ov , c as jus o mo
a o g o p ox ba s. S sa m as a usu p , a oug ac I jo ag c b o . Wo k g as Mo s as-
s s a as m am job, bu I k p o o a coup o mo sb o m g a ma g Hugo. Ha cam o boa a
a o so a , a s s o o g au , op g,p aps v b v g, a o a bus ss ou b s.Bu I u o ag c a Hugos a , as as apa ; a Mo as a , I boug ou ab cam so o o Ham s a Do ova L aAg c , Ha ma a mp o -comp sa ,bu a mp o o ss.
T a guag s a a s fux, I sa m , a goos k o p a . A as s o som g Iv a a ou-
sa m s b o . I k s k so g o s pag s, I k s o a ook.
T kiddies ? J a -Pau sou o . I a s a -
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b o . A - o, as a s m ju o . Ho scou I s m bu as a k ?
I as a k ou b m s , a a s o m a o u a . W sa ou goo g s a o s ou , ca g s acks o j c p oposa s k bab
co ps s. W j c 122 subm ss o s a c o ask omo pag s om o, x g ov a o o : abouav ag o a s us -p s ss o .
T as o m o go om b o m v g gag m ,a book au c a SoHo s au a , I op o g som -
g o a b a k ss s a pa g cou o Ro a. Iss a mo g v g m , b ack s k ou-
s s a a u s uc u jack , c c ov a ac cam -so . A I a o o as s p o g s a x m mak up.T s suc a p po a c o om pub s g a ma
o bo a mo . No m . A ag s v b o v -ag s ca g , a ooks a v ag .
I p va ba oom a jo g m o c , I b us m ao a a k s , mov m mak up, a s a om sc a c .
T ac m o as pa a smoo , u ma b so o o so o . No g a s o s k b ack a a
s a g o m s ou s. A - v , I as o a Iook bu ou g a p a I . T as som g
Do a G a s abou s spa , bu I cou g . T aas ac Hugo a ov . No jus ac , o cou s ; bu I
k m usba oo o mag av ma m am o ass s a com app a p a ac a umpbo . A p so o g o s up o o a s o mak mos o a v s s go . Soo o a , a I as ouca c up o a I s m o b , a b a cko g.Fo o I as v g o cusp: ou g oug o poss ss a
ou g oma s po a o oug o k o o o .
I m o c a a k o a . As I
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m c p o oom, a gu os su om b ask. I ou a s k. J a - Pau cam o a , a s a s .
So , Jo, so . D m a o spook ou.I oug v o as go .I a a o , ou av a mom .A mom s a I av . To g s Ro as au c , a s v o g v m Im a a s s.I ock up a u o a va o s. I a o o
m pu s a umb a I as ca g a av ma usc p bag. J a - Pau ook s ap om m s ou a pu o s. Ism m a ks a m g o co o oug Isa m b us . T va o a v , a go .
Jo, sa , I as o g I cou s a o a summ , o as a , bu as ou u -m ass s a .
W a abou a sc oo ? I ask , o b acc p os v a .
I ca o a a o o. I I v go.
You av g s co oug s?I v a a s oug s. T k g as o
o m .I co s . W Mo , I abso b s .
S x mo s a I C a Ma v o a ook ov a ozo s c s as . M o k oa as S s p a . I a -o ass s a , o o a subm ss o s. Lo a , c Icou a comp a abou b caus s b up o abou
. Im a s -c ass s c a , s sa . I o ga z ou sso ou v os a g aga . I sc ou ca s, a s
ou co spo c , k p ou sc u . T o c u c-o k v as b o . Bu Im o ju g o g a I
o p I am.No ou usua ag c . Bu m as ass s a a jus
m o a sub g s job a V k g, a o b o a a u
o o s a o ag c a o . I as o
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sma , amb ous k s m s o o , o a a Ib o . Lo a as ou g, bu o a o o ook a ,
s s b fa s, ba ga -bas m c o s, c u k g ass s, a xc ss g a cas k a o o coa , o k oa s as v a s s o f g p c sso s. S
a o k o a mp ag c a sp c a z pub s g, sos k bus ss; a b caus s mp o us o occa-s o , I k s as a a o k a b g a s ook .A s as app o o k o sa a I o .
J a - Pau ou as o g, I oug . H com o ss s s a go o a sc oo , o accumu a a b o xp -
c a a job a pa b . Bu u oub b aass o as o g as s a . H a a c ouc c s,
bu sp c u , u k Lo a, o, sp ou ,s m o ga m as u u c .
I k abou , I sa . Bu ou s ou oo. Pub s gsa oug ack , a pa s cu ous compa o a ou
mak as a a .I o ca abou a .You s ou . Mo ma s. Hav ou a k o ou pa s
abou s?I k a o c I sa o g g. J a - Pau sco .
Im o oug o k o m o m .A - o?You .M a g, I suppos , a I ma Hugo a - o.
W a a s a g u s co v sa o a ak . I as v va o s u o a a a oo s s op .
T bu g as p a , bu obb a b s k o ,a g ass a po s b ack ma b . T g ma as a ga magaz a s cu sk. H g a c up as va oop , s ov magaz o s sk, s oo a
ouc s cap. N g , Ms. Do ova .
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Goo g , Jo . T ou com a a , I oug , I ou a oom a o ma ou o c ; bu a a as
o . I s a op g m umb a as bu -g, bu as o . T a a up, o o a as ,a oug a pa g c ou s a b g c sc moo s o
o o g s g av u . A a , Ma a a asm as s a c a as a s a b z .
J a -Pau a m m o bag, a pa o s -a k. As I a k sou , a ma bu s om a b s ou
bu g a us o a m . Jo! Jo Do ova !I s opp a u o ac m. H o a b c
coa , sopp g , a a o a o ov s ac , so a a k I cou a mak ou s a u s. H spok as k m , bu I cog z m xc p om o Boga
f cks. Sam Spa , I p sum ? I sa .W a m o ou av ?R f x v I g a c a m a c . S v .
Ma k m , Jo. R m mb s mom . Bo ou v sa abou o c a g . H s vo c obb mo o . I as
so o vo c a sou s goo o a o, p a smoo .I o c a pa c u s a m a ook susp c ous ka ma usc p .
L m gu ss: ou a .No jus a , vo c sa , a mo a ou jus
a ag . I k o a ou a a , Jo. A soo ou k oa I am.O as o mak a o a c s o s, sp c a u pub-s o s. R j c o g s o v o a a , a os
poo bas a s s m a s a o .Look, I sa , ou av som g o subm , us gu -
s o ou bs a I p om s a . T s s a .I . I v ac ou.Someone ou o c -
c p a s back u a .
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W o ou sa a ?B caus a o a bo o a , av -
cog z o o k o g us a s. A so, ou a s .I s g . L m gu ss: a ups -o pag ?W c cam back sam a .W a pag ?T o u s x - o.I aug , cou p , oug I k ou o makm a g . P sump o , am s W . Ou gu s ask
o s ops s a s v pag s o , o mo ma a xc pb qu s . A as a qua o subm s g o s os gu -
s a s s us u ma usc p s. C a Sam Spa aso o os . Ev so, as mposs b o o so o m.A p so ca pou s a a sou o a book a s up
som g o a mo ou a .Im so ou g a s ou a , I sa , bu
ak o v c s, a o c m a abook s o o us, o co u a g. W g u s o subm ss o s a mo ; a m a u , av m
o o g s , as Im su ou u s a . Bu o cou s ous ou s . Im jus o ag . T a a umb o goo o s ou .
No o m . H ou ma usc p . You u s ao c ouv a .
T s a aso ag s ba ca ms v s b ass s a sa s c a s. R j c o s u p asa o j c as as
j c ; a s a c mak s as o b a . Bu I a oo o b g bu o a g som g a a
u o .I ca p ou, I sa m . A o u u c , s
s a a o comm ou s o a ag .
You s o g . No o ag o. H s c os .
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I k o a ou a , Jo. You Hugos mus . No ougo g o b m .
A jo o a a oug m . I a m sju g s ua o .T s as usua go sm. T s as som g s .You ca v N Yo k ou occas o a cou g
c az p op . T us o sca m I a p o oco :k p mov g, ook s a g a a , a g a ss u go a a . I as goo a g g a ss, av g p ac c o -
Hugos o g s ca .H s oo m pa . I s pp o s , bu as I ma o
pass m, ac ou a g abb m a m.I s op o k. T umb a as m a a
I s u g , s k g m so ac oss c s . H f back-a o a amppos a cam back a m .
I ac m squa , a ba s b a g .How dare hetouch me? How dare he mention Hugo, compare himself toHugo! D opp g m o , I g asp umb a s ock o
a s a s uck a ba s s a c . I a s ps, u g a ; a s c u c m om b a pus m as . Nos
o os m accos , J a -Pau s ou , G uck a aom !Too a g o com c , I o s pas m,
bu J a -Pau ou bu g . H s ov a c s . G ab m , o ou?
Sam Spa back a a , c a g ma usc p o s c s .K , ou jus ma b gg s m s ak o ou . H c
s a o a m , s a o s g op g. I s ou a , Jo.H u a a k a a . J a -Pau u g a m, bu
I g abb s a m. W ook a ac o . H s ac as fus ,s s c c . I cou sm s ag . A ou a g ? ask .
I cou av us a mo acks.W o as ?
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Nobo . Som o o ca ak o o a a s .A ? Som o j c ?
Appa .W a a ass o !Com s o , I sa , bu a as jus o ca mm. Ov ag s a ac o pub s g , a
I m m s a a s co c s; bu s ,c p , a a oo p so a .
J a -Pau mas ms a v s b o . I v a -z ag g s suc a co ac spo . N c umb a o k, b a . H p ck m o up om s a k a s u g ov
s s ou . I s ou o sub a .Im , I sa , bu a k m a a .
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