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Bill : Where did you grow up, Bob?

Bob : I grew up in a small town in northern California.

Close to San Francisco.

Bill : Oh wow.

Was it nice?

Bob : Yes, it was very nice.

In those days, there wasn’t much tourism.

And life was quiet.

The forest was beautiful, and so was the beach.

Bill : And why did you leave?

Bob : I left for the first time to go to college.

I went to college in LA – at UCLA, actually.

Bill : Oh wow.

Good school.

What did you study?

Bob : I studied computer science.

Bill : Did you enjoy it?

Bob : Yeah, I did.

But I never worked as a programmer.

I actually ended up as a salesman, selling computer systems to companies.

Bill : And what brought you to New York?

Bob : Well, in my last year at college, I met a girl.

She was the most beautiful girl in the world… Or at least that’s what I thought.

Bill : What was her name?

Bob : Her name was Laura.

She studied art.

She was a bit of a bohemian.

Bill : Sounds good!

Bob : It was, for a while.

I moved to New York with her, and got a new job selling computer systems here.

We lived together in Brooklyn.

We were happily in love for a couple of years.

After we broke up, I just stayed.

Bill : And here you are…

Bob : Yeah, here I am.

10 years later.

Still selling computers, too.

Bill : Do you still see her?

Bob : I used to see her, from time to time.

Finally, I decidednot to see her anymore… It usually just broughtup painful memories.

Then I met my new girlfriend, and now I’m much happier.

Bill : Why did you break up?

Bob : Well, it’s a long story.

What happened was….