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[Editor's Note: It's actually an altered Juicy Couture dress bought at Housing Works that is first seen on stage in a pile of loot the soldiers have brought back for the women at the camp.] Its meaning transfers throughout the story from, Oh, it could be the dress of Rita's daughter, who's missing, because you see Rita hold on to it for a moment.
"I would encourage people to not reactively think that these things are bad or to always point out 'Oh it could be dangerous'.
Nothing is more unpleasant than running screaming down the stairs, lying awake until dawn on the sofa, waiting for pest control to show up, only to hear, "Oh, it could be in your blanket or sheets, or behind a mirror".
Oh, it could have been some suburban kid, come down to cop, but why would that kid need to steal a car, and why would he dump it nearby?
"Oh, it couldn't happen here.
"I thought, 'Oh, it couldn't be,' " Meinhardt said.
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"Uh-oh — it could be Hollywood," he announced with mock self-importance.
However, attempting to befriend a burly colleague in the loos ("Hi there, I'd really like to get to know you better"), or chatting on the stairs in the middle of a fire alarm ("So how long have you worked here?... I SAID HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE?... Hmm, interesting... I SAID THAT'S INTERESTING... Oh forget it"), could prove problematic.
Oh yes, it could – and it will.
"Oh yes, it could have been," I said.
Oh yes, it could be a stubborn thing; a grandmother's heart.
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