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This is it. The site of our controversial first date. I met her at a mall. Should've known our relationship was doomed. To our left, we have.....the street where she broke up with me. And there's the path we took.
— Lloyd ‧ Say Anything...
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker plays tour guide over a failed romance, pointing out the mall of a first date, the street of the breakup and the path they walked. The wry commentary treats the couple's doomed relationship as a set of landmarks, mixing humour with a hint of hurt.
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