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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Case 18-2868, Document 283, 08/09/2019, 2628241, Page105 of 883 Agren Blando Court Reporting & Video, Inc. A Yeah. Q And then you attempted to sell that manuscript, correct? A I didn't attempt to sell it. I went to other publications, like, what do you call them? People -- I'm trying to think of the name of the word. People who publish books, not like a newspaper or anything. And I inquired about what they thought of my manuscript and if they thought it was, you know, a good story. And, yeah. Q So you sent the manuscript to these people for the purposes of trying to publish the book, correct? A Some people, yes. Q And you were trying to get money from the book publication, correct? A Well, I wasn't going to sell it to them for free. Q But you were unsuccessful in finding someone to publish it, correct? A Well, I was always on the fence with it. I wasn't too sure if I wanted to or didn't want to. I was more seeking judgment based upon these people who have done this plenty and plenty of times. Still to this day, I mean, I've had people VIRGINIA GIUFFRE 5/3/2016