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MY SUMMARY:
Josh goes to this writer to tell her that his story needs to be published. She says she'll give it a try. She likes it and gives it to her editor. Josh is hanging out with his best friend who likes Larry's website very much, her name is Beth. He reads Sermon #93. He reminisces about his childhood and his mother. He was a very smart youngster. He gets jealous when Beth has a date to help her crush clean his basement. He visits his mom at Bloomingdale's, that's where he remembers her the most, she's dead.

MY QUESTION: What are all those numbers besides some paragraphs for?