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Summary
Analysis
Machado loves writing in the same room as the woman from the Dream House. They read each other’s writing and compliment it; Machado frequently tells the woman how funny she is.
Machado’s relationship with the woman appears to begin happily, given that they’re able to do what they love near each other in a comfortable way.
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