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Jeremy Marsh1 sat with the rest of the live studio audience, feeling unusually conspicuous3. He was one of only half a dozen men in attendance on that mid-December afternoon. He’d dressed in black, of course, and with his dark wavy4 hair, light blue eyes, and fashionable stubble, he looked every bit the New Yorker that he was. While studying the guest onstage, he managed to surreptitiously watch the attractive blonde three rows up. His profession often demanded effective multitasking. He was an investigative journalist in pursuit of a story, and the blonde was just another member of the audience; still, the professional observer in him couldn’t help noticing how attractive she looked in her halter top and jeans. Journalistically speaking, that is.
Clearing his mind, he tried to focus his attention on the guest again. This guy was beyond ridiculous. In the glare of television lights, Jeremy thought the spirit guide looked constipated as he claimed to hear voices from beyond the grave. He had assumed a false intimacy6, acting7 as if he were everyone’s brother or best friend, and it seemed that the vast majority of the awestruck audience—including the attractive blonde and the woman the guest was addressing—considered him a gift from heaven itself. Which made sense, Jeremy thought, since that was always where the lost loved ones ended up. Spirits from beyond the grave were always surrounded by bright angelic light and enveloped8 in an aura of peace and tranquility. Never once had Jeremy heard of a spirit guide channeling from the other, hotter place. A lost loved one never mentioned that he was being roasted on a spit or boiled in a cauldron of motor oil, for instance. But Jeremy knew he was being cynical9. And besides, he had to admit, it was a pretty good show. Timothy Clausen was good—far better than most of the
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honeymoon
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amendment
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decry
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freelancers
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hustling
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niche
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psychics
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skeptical
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debunking
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journalism
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lipstick
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legitimate
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repertoire
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coup
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celebrity
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plumes
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steadily
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sewer
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hardy
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indifference
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granite
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advertising
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apparently
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esteemed
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lucrative
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irritation
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eyebrow
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fascination
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hoots
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incarnate
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conjured
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