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· The following version of this story was used to create the lesson plan: Davis, Lydia. "Break It Down." Break it Down. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1986. Pages 20-30.

· The story opens in third person with an unnamed narrator breaking down the cost of a recent affair.

· The narrative shifts to first person.

· The man says he paid for a ticket, $600, hotel, food, etc., for ten days.

· He approximates the cost at around $100 each day.

· He and his lover made love once a day for about two or three hours each time.

· He prices their love making cost anywhere “from $33-$50 an hour, which is expensive” (20).

· He notes that they did other things during their trip and says that “every time she looked at me it was worth something” (20).

· The narrative shifts to second person.

· They spent their whole days together talking and smiling and laughing and knowing that...

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