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Jim hated to cook and partly for this reason he had always had a preference for female companions who were good cooks. The last of them, whom he finally married, was a professional cook. Unfortunately, one winter his wife caught pneumonia, so much so that she couldn't stand up. For the first time Jim had to work in the kitchen and the first week was a bloodbath, in a literal way because he was not good with knives.
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Jim odiava cucinare ed in parte per questo motivo aveva sempre avuto una preferenza per compagne che invece erano provette cuoche. L'ultima delle quali, che infine aveva sposato, faceva per l'appunto la cuoca per professione. Sfortunatamente un inverno sua moglie si prese una brutta polmonite, tanto da non poter stare in piedi. Per la prima volta Jim si dovette impegnare in cucina e la prima settimana fu un bagno di sangue, in maniera letterale in quanto con i coltelli non ci sapeva proprio fare.