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Thistimeshestayedforfourweeks.Theyfellintoaroutine.Theygotupat8:00,atebreakfast,andspentanhourtogether.ThenMikaelworkedintentlyuntillateintheafternoon,whentheytookawalkandtalked.Salanderspentmostofthedaysinbed,eitherreadingsorsurfingtheusingBlomkvist’sADSLmodem.Shetriednottodisturbhimduringtheday.TheyatedinnerratherlateandonlythendidSalandertaketheinitiativeandforcehimuptothesleepingloft,whereshesawtoitthathedevotedallhisattentiontoher.
Itwasasifshewereontheveryfirstholidayofherlife.
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HiM.It’snowofficial.JanneDahlmanhasresignedandstartsworkingatMonopolyFinancialMagazineinthreeweeks.I’vedoneasyouaskedandsaidnothing,andeveryoneisgoingaroundplayingmonkeygames.E.
P.S.Theyseemtobehavingfun.HenryandLottahadafightandstartedthrowingthingsateachotheracoupleofdaysago.They’vebeenmessingwithDahlman’sheadsoblatantlythatIcan’tunderstandhowhecanmissseeingthatit’sallaput-upjob.
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Wishhimgoodluckfromme,willyou,andlethimgostraightaway.Butlockupthesilverware.Hugsandkisses/M.
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Ihavenomanagingeditortwoweeksbeforewegotopress,andmyinvestigativereporterissittingoutinSandhamnrefusingtotalktome.Micke,I’monmyknees.Canyouein?/Erika.
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Holdoutanothercoupleofweeks,thenwe’llbehomefree.AndstartplanningforaDecemberissuethat’sgoingtobeunlikeanythingwe’veeverdone.Thepiecewilltakeup40pages.M.
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40PAGES!!!Areyououtofyourmind?
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It’sgoingtobeaspecialissue.Ineedthreemoreweeks.Couldyoudothefollowing:findagoodprinterthatcanproduceapaperbackquicklyandcheaply.Andbytheway,we’regoingtoneedcapitaltoprintourfirst.Kisses/Mikael
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Specialissue.publisher.Money.Yes,master.AnythingelseIcandoforyou?DancenakedatSlussplan?/E.
P.S.Iassumeyouknowwhatyou’redoing.ButwhatdoIdoaboutDahlman?
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Don’tdoanythingaboutDahlman.Tellhimhe’sfreetog