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Authors: Gene Brewer

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l
come
s
t
o
pra
y
wit
h
Rober
t
daily
.
H
e
ha
s
recovere
d
completel
y
fro
m
th
e
surgica
l
remova
l
 
o
f
 
a
gol
f
bal
l
siz
e
tumo
r
i
n
hi
s
colon
,
an
d
s
o
fa
r
ther
e
ha
s
bee
n
n
o
sig
n
o
f
a
recurrence.

 

E
d
i
s
doin
g
well
,
too
.
Ther
e
hav
e
bee
n
fe
w
 
violen
t
 
episode
s
 
sinc
e
 
prot'
s
 
departure
,
 
al
l
minor
,
 
an
d
 
he
ha
s
 
bee
n
 
transferre
d
 
t
o
 
War
d
 
Two
.
 
H
e
 
spend
s
 
mos
t
 
o
f
 
hi
s
 
tim
e
 
workin
g
 
i
n
th
e
 
flowe
r
 
garden
s
 
wit
h
 
La
Bell
e
Chatte.

 

Al
l
o
f
 
the
m
 
ar
e
 
waitin
g
 
patientl
y
 
fo
r
 
prot'
s
 
retur
n
 
an
d
 
th
e
 
journe
y
 
t
o
 
K-PAX
.
 
Excep
t
 
fo
r
 
Whacky,
wh
o
wa
s
recentl
y
reunite
d
wit
h
hi
s
forme
r
fiance
e
whe
n
he
r
husban
d
wa
s
returne
d
 
t
o
 
priso
n
 
fo
r
 
a
 
lengthy
stay
.
T
o
m
y
knowledg
e
n
o
on
e
ha
s
tol
d
Rober
t
abou
t
this
,
bu
t
perhaps
,
a
s
pro
t
undoubtedl
y
 
woul
d
 
have,
h
e
jus
t
knows.

 

Perhap
s
h
e
know
s
als
o
tha
t
Mrs
.
Trexle
r
i
s
retire
d
now
.
O
n
m
y
recommendatio
n
sh
e
ha
s
bee
n
 
seeing
a
psychoanalyst
,
an
d
sh
e
tell
s
m
e
sh
e
i
s
mor
e
a
t
peac
e
wit
h
hersel
f
tha
n
sh
e
ha
s
bee
n
i
n decades.

 

An
d
tha
t
Bett
y
McAlliste
r
becam
e
pregnan
t
shortl
y
befor
e
prot'
s
departure
,
an
d
i
s
no
w
th
e
mothe
r
 
of
triplets
.
Whethe
r
h
e
ha
d
anythin
g
t
o
d
o
wit
h
thi
s
I
can'
t
say.

 

O
f
 
cours
e
 
I'v
e
 
als
o
 
tol
d
 
hi
m
 
abou
t
 
m
y
 
daughte
r
 
Abby'
s
 
ne
w
 
job
,
 
no
w
 
tha
t
 
he
r
 
kid
s
 
ar
e
 
bot
h
 
in
school
,
 
a
s
 
edito
r
 
o
f
 
th
e
 
Princeton-base
d
 
Anima
l
 
Right
s
 
Forum-pro
t
 
woul
d
 
hav
e
 
like
d
 
that
.
 
An
d
 
about
Jenny
,
no
w
a
residen
t
i
n
interna
l
medicin
e
a
t
Stanford
,
wh
o
plan
s
t
o
sta
y
i
n
Californi
a
t
o
wor
k
 
wit
h
 
AIDS
patient
s
i
n
th
e
Sa
n
Francisc
o
area
.
He
r
sexua
l
 
preferenc
e
 
an
d
 
disinclinatio
n
 
t
o
 
produc
e
 
grandchildre
n
 
for
u
s
seem
s
o
f
microscopi
c
importanc
e
compare
d
t
o
he
r
 
dedicatio
n
 
t
o
 
helpin
g
 
others
,
 
an
d
 
I
 
a
m
 
ver
y
 
proud
o
f
her
,
A
s
I
a
m
o
f
Freddy
,
wh
o
i
s
appearin
g
a
t
th
e
tim
e
o
f
thi
s
writin
g
i
n
a
 
Broadwa
y
 
musical
.
 
H
e
 
live
s
 
in
Greenwic
h
Villag
e
wit
h
a
beautifu
l
youn
g
ballerina
,
an
d
we'v
e
see
n
mor
e
o
f
hi
m
i
n
th
e
 
las
t
 
yea
r
 
tha
n
 
i
n
all
thos
e
h
e
wa
s
a
n
airlin
e
pilo
t
combined.

 

Bu
t
I'
m
 
proudes
t
 
o
f
 
al
l
 
o
f
 
Wil
l
 
(h
e
 
doesn'
t
 
wan
t
 
t
o
 
b
e
 
calle
d
 
"Chip
"
 
anymore)
,
 
wh
o
 
ha
s
 
take
n
 
an
interes
t
 
i
n
 
Bil
l
 
an
d
 
Eilee
n
 
Siegel'
s
 
daughte
r
 
an
d
 
call
s
 
he
r
 
ever
y
 
day
,
 
muc
h
 
t
o
 
th
e
 
deligh
t
 
o
f
 
th
e
 
phone
company
.
 
I
 
hav
e
 
brough
t
 
hi
m
t
o
 
th
e
 
hospita
l
 
onc
e
 
o
r
 
twic
e
 
t
o
 
sho
w
 
hi
m
 
wha
t
 
hi
s
 
ol
d
 
ma
n
 
doe
s
 
fo
r
 
a
living
,
bu
t
 
whe
n
 
h
e
 
me
t
 
Gisell
e
 
h
e
 
decide
d
 
h
e
 
wante
d
 
t
o
 
becom
e
 
a
 
journalist
.
 
W
e
 
ar
e
 
ver
y
 
clos
e
 
now,
muc
h
mor
e
s
o
tha
n
 
I
 
wa
s
 
wit
h
 
Fre
d
 
an
d
 
th
e
 
girls
.
 
Fo
r
 
that
,
 
a
s
 
wit
h
 
s
o
 
man
y
 
othe
r
 
things
,
 
I
 
hav
e
 
pro
t
 
to
thank.

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