Sh> Man, I'm not sure whether to ask for good thoughts here or
 Sh> not, because it  could be that it's "luckier" to just say
 Sh> nothing about this.  But of course  I always end up blabbing
 Sh> to someone.    An agent has asked for an  exclusive on a
 Sh> manuscript I sent out, and now an assistant has e-mailed me
 Sh> to extend that exclusive and says he'll read faster , so
 Sh> that means  (perhaps) they're possibly thinking about taking
 Sh> me on, or at least that  work.  So . . . could those of you
 Sh> who are inclined think some positive  thoughts?  In the words
 Sh> of the little old lady*, "it couldn't hurt." *(She was pouring
 Sh> her chicken soup on the dead camel, or horse, or lawyer,
 Sh> depending on which version of the joke you heard.  "It
 Sh> couldn't help,"  protested someone. . . .)

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