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Show 194 stroke her knuckles. "What are we doing now?" she said. "Nothing," he said. "Just waiting." "Waiting for what?" "In a minute they'll call us," he said. The quiz show was just getting under way. The announcer introduced the first contestant and then it was time for a commercial. "That guy with the broken nose was pathetic," said the woman. "Down on his luck," said the man. "It happens." She pulled away her hand and stared at the floor. "This place is disgusting," she said. The floor was littered with cigarette butts and candy wrappers. "Things could be worse," said the man. "How?" she said. "How could they be worse?" "You could be back where you were before we met." "Where was that?" the woman asked. "Married," said the man. She stared around at him with narrowed eyes. "At least I didn't have to worry about money." she said. He turned silently to the television. The quiz show had something to do with providing the correct questions for answers which the announcer held up on cards. "Antwerp," said a card. "What's a city in Belgium?" said the contestant. "There's your vacuum cleaner," said the announcer. A vacuum cleaner was one of the prizes the contestant could win. |
