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[Microphone notworking]
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One,two.
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[Blows]
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[People chattering]
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Ladies and gentlemen.
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L--
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BRIDGET:L-ladies and...
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L--
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Oi!
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Oi!
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Sorry. The, uh...
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mike's not...
work--working. Ahem.
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Ladies andgentlemen...
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welcome to the launch
of "Kafka's Motorbike"...
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"The Greatest Book of OurTime."
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[Mild applause]
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Obviously exceptfor
your books, Mr. Rushdie...
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which are also verygood.
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AndLordArcher...
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yours aren'tbad, either.
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[Clears throat]Anyway...
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uh, whatlmeanis, uh...
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welcome,
ladies andgentlemen.
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Thankyouforcoming
to the launch of...
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one of the topthirty
books of ourtime.
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Anyway, at least.
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Andhere
to introduce it,ha...
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properly, ha ha...
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is, uh,the man
we all call, uh...
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BRIDGET'SINNER VOICE:
[Whispering] Tiits Pervert.
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Mr...
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INNER VOICE:
Tiits Pervert!
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Mr...
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INNER VOICE:
Tiits Pervert.
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Fitzherbert, uh...
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because...
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that is his name.
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Mr. Fitzherbert.
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Thankyou.
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[Mild applause]
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FITZHERBERT: Thankyou,Brenda.
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[Sighs]
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Just switch this on.
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[Feedback]
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[Man laughs, people chattering]
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NATASHA: So how
autobiographical...
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is yourwork, Salman?
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RUSHDIE: Youknow,
it's an amazingthing...
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nobody's everaskedme
thatguestion.
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Excuse me.
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Jones. Sod 'em all.