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Cole:Anotherrequest.
Neera:What do you have forme?
Cole:Can you push an independent bookstore package for thehomepage?
Neera:Of course. Any otherparameters?
Cole:Good bookstores. Not pretentious, snotty joints but community-based, inclusive, representative. All that goodstuff.
Cole:Make sure Harborside Books in Talbott's Cove, Maine gets topbilling.
Neera:Should we mention you're a fan of thatshop?
Cole:Nope.
Neera:Understood.
Cole:If there's an opportunity to run some content on women entrepreneurs or female-owned businesses, get that one on thelist.
Neera:Consider itdone.
Cole:Thankyou.
Cole:And thank you for keeping the questions at aminimum.
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Neera:I apologize if this is too forward but…are you allright?
Cole:Great.Why?
Neera:It takes you days to reply to messages, and that's highlyatypical.
Neera:You're also calmer than Iexpected.
Cole:Were you expecting me to give a ranty interview to Fast Company or show up at the campus with Dumbledore's Army to oust myreplacement?
Neera:Somewhat,yes.
Neera:Are you planning something likethat?
Cole:No.
Neera:That's it?No?
Cole:Yeah. No. I have other things on my mind rightnow.
Neera:Does that include some newprogramming?
Cole:I'm staying out of trouble. You do thesame.
Cole:No. Forget that. You could use some trouble in yourlife.
Neera:Pardonme?
