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"AHA!" Simon says.
"Not too bad," says Veronica.
"Ill have another," Ralph says. He puts a ten on the bar.
"Me too," says Veronica.
"Ill go along," Simon says.
"You two getting it on, or what?" Ralph asks.
"Just acquaintances," Veronica says. "Mere ac?quaintances."
"Dont look like mere acquaintances to me," Ralph says. "I have a feel for that sort of thing. Theres a way people look. They kind of lean toward each other."
"This music is a little muddy," Simon says. The jukebox is playing a Madonna number, "Into the Groove".
"You mean conceptually?" Veronica asks.
"I mean the sound."
"I dont care," Ralph says. "If you two are getting it on. Im just an old friend. If you two are getting it on, Im happy for you. This kid is not my type, actually. I love her, but shes not my type. We spent the night to?gether once, and it was a damp, damp evening. Many, many tears. You remember?"
"Dont remind me. I remember."
"The Brown Palace," Ralph says. "Denvers finest."