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"text": "\"Ramsay!\" Adrian repeated to himself. He sighed again―or no, this time he was laughing. \"I bet you live in Roland Park,\" he told Delia. \"Well, yes, I do.\" \"I knew it! Everybody in Roland Park has a last name for a first name.\" \"So?\" she said, stung. \"What's wrong with that?\"",
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