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John wants to be left alone. He's left a bundle of medicines (liberated from an Australian pharmacy) at Buzz's and James's door, he's done a shift cooking breakfast, and he's taken a long shower. Now, he's finishing his last pack of cigarettes, chain-smoking them on the porch with one hand cupping his elbow, the other hand held poised by his mouth. You really oughtn't bother him. If he speaks to you at all, it's bound to be unpleasant.