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Mark is old enough now to admit that he hates such men and doesn’t care if it’s because he wishes he could be like them. But no. Mark worries. Mark doubts. Parenthood has made him more attuned to the world’s illogic, its betrayals. Geoff’s certainty and his lofty conversation grate. Mark murmurs an mm-hmm, trying to sound affirmative.
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