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50 / CHRONICLESnbackfire and become a form of selfaggrandizement,nalthough they are designednto win our favor by givingnexpression to the very impulses wenavoid.nA precisely "Gray" irony, and onenwhich he maybe innately understands:nGray's success relies on his not beingntoo famous, on a perpetually retardedncelebrity. He gets phone calls fromnDavid . . .