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Marvalyn and Steve, both tenants of Ma Dudley's Boarding House, meet in the laundry room. They connect when Marvalyn accidentally whacks Steve over the head with an ironing board, and finds out that he has "hereditary sensory neuropathy type four" -- the inability to feel pain. Steve, who is working on his list of "things that can hurt you", knows that pretty girls like Marvalyn are one of those things... because love is a dangerous and painful. Marvalyn, who was almost a nurse, is drawn to
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Marvalyn: Ow! Dammit! Oh no!, I'm sorry!, I'm sorry! Oh... I didn't see you! Are you okay?
Steve: Yeah.
Marvalyn: No you're not!! I smashed you with the ironing board! I wasn't even looking! Are you hurt?
End:
Steve: OW!!
Marvalyn: Wait --: what did you just say?
Steve: Ow.
Cariani, John. Almost, Maine. Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY. 2008. pp. 33 - 40.
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