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                        FAYARD
       Little brother needs a whiff of 
       smelling salts, because she's got
       him bruised and confused.

Across the backstage alley, HAROLD attempts to prove his sincerity to DOTTIE.  She does not make it easy for him.

                        HAROLD
       I don't get you.  Why are you
       giving me the third degree?  Hey, 
       I'm trying to tell you that I wish 
       we'd had the chance to get to know
       each other better before you went
       on the road.
 
                        DOTTIE
       Whose fault was that?
 
                        HAROLD
       Fault? 
 
                        DOTTIE
       We've only been playing on the same 
       bill for a week.  I was lucky to 
       catch a glimpse of the back of your 
       head as you darted past me in the 
       wings without so much as a second
       glance…

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