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Anna has arrived in New York City to meet her father, Chris, whom she has not seen for fifteen years. She is bitter that he abandoned her in Sweden when she was five years old and let her be sent to live with her cousins in America when her mother died. She has experienced hardship and cruelty, and has turned to prostitution to survive, although her father does not know this. In return, he has lied about his circumstances in his letters to impress his daughter.
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CHRIS-Anna!
ANNA—[Acutely embarrassed in her turn.] Hello—father. She told me it was you. I yust got here a little while ago.
CHRIS—[Goes slowly over to her chair.] It's good—for see you—after all dem years, Anna. [He bends down over her. After an embarrassed struggle they manage to kiss each other.]
ANNA—[A trace of genuine feeling in her voice.] It's good to
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