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At the Sunset Boulevard exit, I absently looked at the car to my left.

“And stop the screaming,” Jack added absently, and the howling stopped immediately.

“I think we're fine,” Mama says absently, and takes a sip of her chai.

“Oh,” he muttered absently as he paused before a tower of brass movie cans, “what do we have here?”

His hands are folded on the tabletop, his fingers absently twisting his wedding band.