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Milton: Hi Mum. I'm sorry I haven't written for a while, but your baby boy is still alive so you can stop worrying. It's all OK here. Benedita and Paulo are away, so I'm alone in the flat.
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The problem is now I have to remember my keys when I go out. I got home yesterday, no keys, so I'm standing there in the hall like an idiot* when...
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9 n: A# A3 e6 w; eMei: Hello.
$ L" j$ [' E7 c, [2 aMilton: Hello.
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Mei: Who are you? Do you live here?
6 H. d& f, e! ~# T4 j. ^& q; rMilton: Um, yes, I am, I do, I mean, yes, I live in this flat here, with Benedita and Paulo. Are you our new neighbour?
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* C2 z9 ^/ d$ }- G0 f/ b, u3 MMei: I live in this flat here – number 4A.
" H: `1 J! M( d! _, F9 }  t  o+ ?Milton: My name is Milton. And you're...?" S9 D' ^8 F; h5 p0 R1 ?
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Mei: Mei.- K  x/ c) q' y6 \! y
Milton: Mei. OK, nice to meet you Mei.9 z: x" k/ ^( f* X- L; U. ^8 G+ U
Mei: Nice to meet you.
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. n8 S9 F) q. G" O3 xMei: Goodbye then.
$ F2 ~2 p/ e1 F& i$ T2 S0 m+ j+ kMilton: Bye.
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9 @0 f" [9 b3 C! E8 uMilton: Ah well, there's a bit of a problem. I haven't got the key.6 ^8 f  L* M/ G4 v5 V$ f
Mei: You haven't got the key? Are you sure you live there?2 v) s- K, H4 m, _2 m
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Milton: Of course I live here – I told you – but I left my keys in the kitchen this morning.* J! ]/ W3 _: r
Mei: So what are you going to do?
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- z' z! l* o% `1 G/ ?Milton: I don't know. I used to leave a key with my old friend Carolina on the ground floor, but she's gone away.
+ D2 o4 o$ b3 \Mei: Hmm.
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Milton: Um, you know you've got a small balcony outside your kitchen?
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Milton: Well so have we.) J  G0 |8 S- d- ?1 Q
Mei: Yes...
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# X9 ]/ z1 R+ ?& B" cMilton: Well, I could climb from your balcony over to our balcony and get in through the kitchen window.- Y8 h' r) b% `: {6 K0 p9 m
Mei: I am not... I don't...
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Milton: I'll be careful. Don't worry.) Z3 T, i  u0 P3 R0 B5 a! s
Mei: But I don't know you! How do I know you are not a criminal?6 ?9 m9 b6 g0 b' J( N' }
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Milton: You mean a burglar*? No! I told you – my name's Milton da Silva, I studied here in the UK. I can show you some... Ha! My old student card. Here.) G! ?) G; ^1 `, T! m' V
*burglar/'bɜːglə/n. 入室盗贼5 F; Q4 G" U9 d$ g) M& G8 l: A6 Z' F
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Mei: OK, so you are Milton da Silva. Newcastle University, School of Theatre Studies. You could be a burglar now.
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* G0 l& X/ v1 r2 t/ T% w5 LMilton: Really?  Look, you can hold my bag with all my money and everything.3 o; O' N' C' v1 n5 b  N
Mei: OK, come in. Go straight to the kitchen. That way.
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) u; d5 c. c$ ~$ m1 M" h/ ^# gMilton: There you are! Job done!
# m5 h# ?- U" n; d5 ]Mei: OK.
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% }9 z8 O( W0 \$ b& ?' LMilton: So, thanks for your help – really.
& |* i8 D! m" @2 s( p8 VMei: That's OK.
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Milton: Hey Mei.0 B5 i- r$ `0 J- C  c
Mei: Yes?+ ^* a+ M  q. f/ O# y& I
Milton: Well – if we're neighbours now... I'm Milton, I'm from Brazil, I'm an actor. What about you?
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Mei: My name's Mei and I'm from China.
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# B# M* t% ?3 k- K8 cMei: No, I'm working. I have a job here. In IT.$ N8 s1 a* _# x) U" h. u
Milton: Do you like it?
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7 ^( A3 f1 {( \- n4 a8 MMilton: Well – good luck. I'm sure it'll all go well.
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2 T8 e' b3 x/ L' `Mei: I hope so.
/ o  ~7 _* p1 Q" u  y+ MMilton: OK. Bye. Thanks again.* @+ f3 O1 B) |
Mei: Bye.* h1 m( P: F& Y) p3 q- j" t- A, r
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Milton: So, we've got a new neighbour from China who thinks I might be a burglar, but she seems nice and I think she quite liked me. And now I want to hear all your news. How's life in Florida? Give my love to Henry. And tell Alfredo to text me sometime. Lots of love, Milton.