There was a sad fellow over on a bar stool talking to the bartender, w…

Raymond Chandler
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There was a sad fellow over on a bar stool talking to the bartender, who was polishing a glass and listening with that plastic smile people wear when they are trying not to scream. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Long Goodbye: A Novel, p.83, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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There was a sad fellow over on a bar stool talking to the bartender, who was polishing a glass and listening with that plastic smile people wear when they are trying not to scream. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Long Goodbye: A Novel, p.83, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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