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Dramatis Personae

Please note that characters are added as they reveal themselves and become part of the story. 

The Melancholy Korean is a former derivatives trader living in New York.  He loves Dante, James Joyce and Flaubert.  He has studied French, German, Japanese, Sanskrit, and Hebrew, but of these languages, he remembers only, "avez-vous un cendrier?"  Yes, he smokes.  No, he doesn't know Korean.

Leon Badges is a painter, illustrator, draftsman, and cartoonist.

Felicity

Barbara, Felicity's Mother

Harry Best

Prune

Dr. Ken Coffin

Broker Bill and his wife Kate

Mumbai

Nicky, the Greek

Blue Stocking

Rev Hezekiah Bartholomew Smith

Kitty

Marco

The Critic

Sybil

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Wednesday
02Jul

Crisis

"She's getting married, captain."

"Mell?"

"Married."

"Jesus, Mell. You sound like shit."

"Married."

"Who's getting married?"

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"Mell, what the hell are you talking about? She just broke up with you..."

"Not Felicity."

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"I'm coming up on the next train."

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"Fuck you, Mell."

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"Married."

"Do you hear me? I will fucking kill you myself. You better not even be thinking about it. Next train, Mell. I'm coming up."

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"Mell, please."

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"I'll be there soon."