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JONES! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606adf6683b0304e4ea5dfb0/7b8f921e-9bcd-4e21-ba65-f6597f8b1271/Writing+Paper.jpg Snippets JOIN MERWIN AND MARVIN ON THE TWOS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR FOR A CONVERSATION WITH A FORMER HOUSE OF CRIME CONTESTANT ABOUT JUST WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606adf6683b0304e4ea5dfb0/a738b82a-c099-455d-a2af-aa3ef966e7c1/Writing+Paper.jpg Snippets Lenny, thirty-something, patchy beard and legs-too-gangly-for-his-double-bed, turns over onto his stomach and tells Cassandra to please snooze once again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606adf6683b0304e4ea5dfb0/15544ba0-d2a4-435b-8a12-0e8d131c9d74/Writing+Paper.jpg Snippets The soothing voice of his personalized Cassandra Neural Assistant coos from somewhere within the auditorium of his skull. “Lenny,” Cassandra says, “It’s time to wake up. 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