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I mean, you will by the time you leave. Where do you live, anyway?

Harris:

Arizona. Originally from Pennsylvania.

Lucy:

Arizona? That’s far.

Harris:

Not really. That’s what flights are for.

Lucy:

So now you’re telling me you’d fly all the way to Washington to see me?

Harris:

Maybe. If you’re worth it.

Lucy:

Bold of you to assume I’d let you.

Harris:

Bold of you to assume I wouldn’t make it worth your while.

Lucy:

So, Pennsylvania to Arizona. Big change.

Harris:

It was. Grew up in the cold, now I live in the heat. You get used to it. What about you? Always been local?

Lucy:

Pretty much. Born and raised here. I’ve thought about leaving, but it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else. There’s something about themountains, the forests, the rain. Never had a reason to move.

Lucy:

What’s something I’d see if I ever visited Arizona?

Harris:

The desert mountains. There’s nothing like them when the sun sets and rises behind them and you see the outline of cactuses. And the stars at night? Unbelievable.

Harris:

Not as pretty as you though, obviously.

Lucy:

Laying it on thick, are we?

Harris: