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This is the day we met.
You were by the surf. I could just make you out in the distance.
I remember being drawn to you, even then.
I thought, "Wow, how odd!
"I'm drawn to someone's back."
You were in that orange sweatshirt
that I would come to know so well, and even hate, eventually.
But at the time I thought, "How cool, an orange sweatshirt."
Hi, there.
Hi.
I saw you sitting over here by yourself,
and I thought, "Thank God,
"someone normal who doesn't know how to interact at these things."
I don't ever know what to say.
I'm Clementine.
Can I borrow a piece of your chicken?
And then you just took it, without waiting for an answer.
It was so intimate, like we were already lovers.
I'm Joel.
Hi, Joel. So, no jokes about my name.
You mean, like
"Oh, my darlin', Clementine?"
Huckleberry Hound? That sort of thing?
Yeah, like that.
No, no jokes.
One of my favorite things when I was a kid
was my Huckleberry Hound doll.
I think your name is magical.
This is it, Joel. It's gonna be gone soon.
I know.
What do we do?
Enjoy it.
You married? No.