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WALTER. No. Don’t go.

WALTER. No. Don’t go.

She should show up any minute.

She should show up any minute.

I want you to see her. I’m desperate for you to see her really.

I want you to see her. I’m desperate for you to see her really.

You see, I’ve always had a terrible longing in me. A color. A feeling. And I didn’t know what it was.

You see, I’ve always had a terrible longing in me. A color. A feeling. And I didn’t know what it was.

Now I do. I’m a man who loves a mermaid. And she loves me. And it’s wonderful.

Now I do. I’m a man who loves a mermaid. And she loves me. And it’s wonderful.

But it’s sad, too. It’s really sad for a man to love a mermaid. You can see that?

But it’s sad, too. It’s really sad for a man to love a mermaid. You can see that?

And it’s even worse if it’s a dream. To love somebody you can’t have is bad enough. But to love somebody you can’t have, and she’s a dream, too . . . That’s too sad.

And it’s even worse if it’s a dream. To love somebody you can’t have is bad enough. But to love somebody you can’t have, and she’s a dream, too . . . That’s too sad.

Do you know what I’m talking about, Jimmy? You’re my best friend in the world. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then there’s nobody.

Do you know what I’m talking about, Jimmy? You’re my best friend in the world. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then there’s nobody.

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