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Paul has come to Prof. Groves’ office to go over the first draft of his term paper. He is, however, hung over and feels comfortable enough with Prof. Groves to hear his comments while lying on the floor. He thinks this acceptable, for himself at least, believing his work on the paper has been first rate. Groves is not so comfortable meeting with a student who is lying on the floor – but he tries to work with it as he commences his (as it turns out, indeed quite favorable) comments on the
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GROVES: Was this bacchanal a celebration or a condolence?
PAUL: Celebration pretty much.
GROVES: Well that’s nice.
PAUL: I became an officially professional writer yesterday.
GROVES: You did?
PAUL: Which is to say: Money for words.
GROVES: What’d you write?
(Paul sits up; scratches, blasé.)
PAUL: It was like a contest kinda.
GROVES: Fiction?
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