' glad to hear it . ' cheri stood up . ' i 'll walk with you as far as the watch house . i 've got to go on duty . ' they were half-way along elm street before they saw carrot , head and shoulders above the crowd . ' looks like he was coming to see you , ' said cheri

helen nodded . his password for everything , from bank accounts to computer programs , was the same : '' phoebe . '' helen choked on her daughter 's name and grabbed the edge of the desk to steady herself . in a moment , carl said he was in . he was quiet , and when he finally did say something it was not about phoebe

looks like i may have to stand in line to sign up now . '' '' pa , what 's going on ? '' tom asked as his pa approached the wagon . '' there 's something i 've got to do tom . it wo n't take too long . we 'll talk about it tonight after supper . '' '' it has to do with the war does n't it pa

just after takeoff i would have been able to make out my father 's castle on the hill south of los angeles international airport if i had had a pair of binoculars . ned and i chatted about starting a business . if i could just soak up some of his knowledge , it would be very helpful , even with my modest aspirations . he was easy to talk to , unlike my father , but my mission was n't to talk about
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