Chapter 3
Tom's mistress and the party on 158th Street
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1 A high view of the grey valley of ashes, where the road runs beside the railroad
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2 Faded blue eyes in yellow spectacles look down from a billboard on the valley of ashes
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3 Myrtle Wilson stands in the garage's office doorway, her body blocking out the light
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4 Myrtle kneels over her new puppy in the cramped 158th Street flat full of huge furniture
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5 Tipsy chatter fills Myrtle's cramped apartment.
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6 In the crowded 158th Street apartment, Myrtle points at Nick and everyone turns to look
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7 A passer-by on 158th Street looks up at lit top windows where a secret party goes on
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8 Myrtle remembers how she met Tom on the train.
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9 Drunk and triumphant, Myrtle Wilson shouts Daisy's name a moment before Tom strikes her
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10 Tom Buchanan swings a short, practised blow at Myrtle, her mouth open on Daisy's name
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11 The party on 158th Street is over.
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