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BLBen Linus/Henry Gale

Is that true -- what you said about Hemingway?

John Locke

You have good ears.

BLBen Linus/Henry Gale

You have thin doors.

John Locke

You read Hemingway?

BLBen Linus/Henry Gale

Sure, guy ran with the bulls, fought in the Spanish Civil War, stuff I can wrap my brain around. This is I can't get through 5 pages of [indicating the Dostoevsky novel].

John Locke

Well, Dostoevsky had his virtues, too. He was a genius, for one. Bullfighting isn't everything.

BLBen Linus/Henry Gale

So, which one are you?

John Locke

I'm sorry?

BLBen Linus/Henry Gale

Are you the genius, or are you the guy who always feels like he's living in the shadow of a genius?

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