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Text as it appears in image: I found myself avoiding places where we had previously met, drawing mental diagrams and time charts of areas in which I had seen him, sections where he had been known to frequent, and from these, deductions and projections of all the possible areas and functions in which we would have the slightest chance of meeting. I honed my movement and response until they expressed exactly what I wished. Every gesture was thought through and watched to the end. My body became a trained instrument of my mind, and even when emotions were allowed to flow, they did so with a sense of irony. I never left my apartment without first consulting the diagrams and charts, which were continually expanding. I began reacting to the ringing of the phone with hesitation. At night I would maintain minimal lighting, that I might appear to be either not in, or asleep. I had limited the opportunities for entrapment down to the minimum.
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