Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Page #2

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dip shiitake.

Eff you, Oskar.

Succotash my ball sack.

Oh, God.

Message one, September 11th, 8:56 a.m.

Are you there? Hello?

If you're there, darling, pick up.

Ugh. I just tried the office,

but no one was picking up.

Uh, listen, uh, something's happened.

I'm okay.

They're telling us to stay where we are

and wait for the firemen.

I'm sure it's fine. I'll give you another call

when I have a better idea of what's going on.

I wanted to let you know that I'm okay

and not to worry...

...and I'll call again soon.

All right, bye-bye.

Message two, September 11th, 9: 12 a.m.

Are you there? Are you there?

It's me again.

Hello?

I was hoping you would be home. I don't

know if you heard about what happened...

...but I wanted you to know that I'm okay.

Everything is fine. We're still waiting

to find out what we're supposed to do.

It's pretty chaotic. Firemen

are supposed to be coming. What-

If the sun were to explode...

...you wouldn't even know

about it for eight minutes...

...because that's how long it takes

for light to travel to us.

For eight minutes,

the world would still be bright...

...and it would still feel warm.

It was a year since my dad died...

...and I could feel

my eight minutes with him...

...were running out.

Democrats argued

that Estrada is too conservative...

...and not answering all of their questions.

Estrada was first nominated

for the position in May, 2001.

The Bush administration has asked for a

--from 365 billion dollars

to 380 billion dollars.

That figure does not include....

I hadn't gone

into my dad's closet since the worst day.

Mom hadn't touched his stuff.

It was all there.

Oskar! You okay?

This is Oskar Schell.

Grandma? Grandma, are you awake?

Over.

Grandma?

It's Grandma. Uh, what is it, sweetheart?

Can't you sleep?

Do you want me to come over? Over.

Did Dad ever mention a special key

to you, Grandma? Over.

A special key?

I don't think so, no.

A special key? What for?

What was this special key for?

Over.

Is the Renter home? Over.

The Renter? No, no,

he's never home this early. Over.

Grandma had rented a room to a man...

...three weeks after the worst day.

Why is the Renter's door always

closed? And why can I never meet him?

He likes quiet.

Why can't you tell me

anything about him?

He's someone I knew in the old country.

Now play.

How long will he be here?

He never stays any place for long.

Is he dangerous?

If you ever see him, don't say anything.

He can get very angry. Now play.

What have you found, Oskar? Over.

Oskar, are you still there?

Oskar?

It's for some kind of lock box.

It's not like any of these.

It's thicker, harder to break.

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