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Lisa

By Philippe Dupuy & Charles Berberian
Translated from French by Helge Dascher
Title: Lisa

{RiiiNG}

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{RITING}
Jean: I DON'T BELIEVE IT

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Felix: I BET HE'S STILL IN HIS BATH ...
C'MON ! ANSWER THE PHONE !

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{RRIIING}
Jean: YES , FELIX , I'LL HELP YOU WITH YOUR MOVE . AND NO , I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN 11 0'CLOCK , DOWNSTAIRS , MY PLACE .

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Felix: MAN ! WHAT'S HE UP TO ? I KNOW ! I BET HE THINKS I'LL FORGET ABOUT HIM IF HE DOESN'T ANSWER

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{Riii}
Jean: ...9
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Jean: ...10
{Riii}
Jean: ...11

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Felix: 12..13 HE CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE 15 ... 16 HE'S GETTING out of HIS BATH ... 18...19 ... HE'S REACHING FOR THE PHONE AND ...

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{BANG}

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{dial tone}
Jean: JERK

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Jean: WHAT AN IDIOT , I SW ..
{DRIIING}

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Jean: HELLO ?

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Jean: YES , SPEAKING

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Jean: LISA ? LISA !

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Jean: WHAT A NICE SURPRISE ! THIS AFTERNOON ? OF COURSE GREAT ... AROUND 3 0'CLOCK IN THE PALAIS ROYAL GARDENS. IS THAT OK ? THE MUSCADE CAFE . PERFECT...


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Jean: LISA..
{RRR PREEU KEUF RRRE PREER KEUF}

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{STALL}

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{RRR PREEU KEUF RRRE PREER KEUF}
{STALL}

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{TOOT TOOT}
{RRR KEUF RRR REEUR WWRR}

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{EEEEE}
{WVR RREV RRR RRE RRE}

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{VREVVVVRRERERRR VRR}

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{VRRR ROLPF FLOKK STALL}

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Felix: JEAN , THIS IS PIERRE . WE'RE USING HIS VAN...PIERRE'S A GARDENER

Jean: NICE TO HAVE YOU ALONG !

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Felix: IT'S REALLY GREAT OF YOU TO GIVE ME A HAND , BUDDY!

Jean: I DIDN'T KNOW YOU STILL HAVE STUFF AT YOUR PARENT'S HOUSE .

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Felix: NOTHING IMPORTANT , JUST A FEW BOOKS AND THINGS I WANTED TO PICK UP .. WE WON'T BE LONG

Jean: I'VE GOT A MEETING AT 3 O'CLOCK ....

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Felix: NO SWEAT ! YOU'LL BE EARLY , BUDDY !
Parents: JEAN ! IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN YOU'VE REALLY GROWN UP !

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Felix: MOM , LISTEN , WE CAN'T STICK AROUND ... JEAN HAS A MEETING

Mom: BUT IT'S PIPING HOT ! AND THE TABLE'S ALREADY SET!

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Felix: HOLD ON ! NEVER SAID WE'D EAT HERE ! PIERRE IS WAITING FOR US IN THE VAN ...

Mom:CAN THE TWO OF YOU MANAGE
Dad: BAH ! I'LL GIVE THEM A HAND ...

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Mom: NOT WITH YOUR BAD BACK , YOU WON'T THE STOVE IS MUCH TOO HEAVY...

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Jean: STOVE?

Felix: DIDN'T I TELL YOU ? MY PARENTS ARE GIVING ME THEIR OLD STOVE ... THEY BOUGHT A NEW ONE .

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Jean: WHAT ABOUT PIERRE ? CAN'T HE HELP ?

Felix: LOOK , HE ALREADY LENT US THE VAN . I CAN'T ASK HIM TO CARRY , Too !

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Jean: SO WHY'D HE COME ALONG ? HMPFF ...

Felix: HE DOESN'T TRUST ME . HE THINKS I'LL SCRATCH UP THE VAN .

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Felix: MAN ! LOOK OUT!

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Felix: WELL ... UH LET'S GO GET THE BOOKS . NOW , OK?
Jean: THANKS FOR TELLING ME ABOUT THE STOVE ! I CAN JUST SEE YOUR STUPID GRIN WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET IT UP YOUR TO 5TH FLOOR GARRET WITHOUT AN ELEVATOR
ALL I CAN SAY IS DON'T COUNT ON ME . YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK WITH YOUR FRIEND PIERRE!

Felix: MAN ... WHAT A SPOILSPORT !

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Felix: HERE TAKE THIS BOX . IT'S NOT TOO HEAVY .
SEE HOW NICE I AM .

Jean: THOSE ARE COOKBOOKS , I HOPE

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Felix: OK , FINE , I WAS AN ASS , I ADMIT IT . AND I'LL HANDLE THE 5 FLOORS ON MY OWN . HAPPY NOW?

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{WHOOSH}

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Felix: IT'S ALL RIGHT , NOTHING'S BROKEN ! IS THERE ANOTHER BOX LYING AROUND ?

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Jean: WHAT IS THIS THING ?

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LET'S SEE ...

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OH RIGHT !

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Mom: I PUT THE LEFTOVERS IN A TUPPERWARE CONTAINER SO THEY DON'T GO TO WASTE !

Felix: MOM ...

Dad: SO LONG JEAN , AND DROP BY FOR SUPPER SOMETIME...
Jean: So , WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS MAP?

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Felix: SEE ALL THE SPOTS MARKED WITH AN x ?

Jean: MMM HMM

Felix: WELL , EVERY TIME I MADE I LOVE SOMEWHERE NEW , I PUT AN X ON THE MAP ...

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Jean: DIFFERENT GIRL EACH TIME?

Felix: NOT NECESSARILY !

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Felix: THERE ! THAT WAS ON A SKI TRIP IN BAREGES .. MY FIRST TIME ...

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Jean: AND WHAT'S THIS LINE OF X'S ?

Felix: THE TRAIN ! IT WAS INCREDIBLE ! A NORWEGIAN GIRL , ON VACATION ... WE DID IT AT 3 AM , IN THE VESTIBULE ...

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Felix: ALL THESE MEMORIES COMING BACK ... IT'S LIKE PROUST'S MADELEINE'S...
EVERY X IS A MADELEINE!

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Felix: SPEAKING OF MADELEINE , TAKE A LOOK AT THIS X NEAR AGEN ... THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE!

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Felix: BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ONE I SNUCK IN ST . MÁRC .

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Jean: ST . MARC BY THE SEA ? IN BRITTANY ?

Felix: THAT'S RIGHT !

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Jean: WHEN WAS THAT?

Felix: 74 OR 75...IN THE SUMMER, I THINK !

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Jean: WE WERE TOGETHER!

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Felix: OH , RIGHT !
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT GIRL?

Jean: LISA ...

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Felix: YES , THAT'S it......
Felix: DAMN ! THAT MADELEINE WAS HARD TO SWALLOW...

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Felix: COME ON ! IT WAS AGES AGO ! AND WE WERE JUST FOOLING AROUND ... YOU WENT TO DO THE GROCERIES , AND WE WERE BORED , So ...

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Felix: AND BESIDES , IT'S NOT LIKE SHE WAS THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE , WAS IT ? HOW LONG WERE YOU TOGETHER ? 1 MONTH ? 2 MONTHS

Jean: 2 YEARS !

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Felix: MAN ! WHAT A DRAG...

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6 O'CLOCK

From Get a Life (Montréal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2005). By arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.

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