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HELLO, caLLer, WHO'S ON THE, LINE’ This is. BERNICE IN FLORICA, Z WAS GONG TOBED, BUT THENT SAW THE Lovely AND ARE YOU AREGULAR HOME SHOPPING VIEWER, BERNICE? OF THESE BEAUTIFUL BRACELET SETS ARE YOU BUYING? TWO. ONE FOR ME, AND ONE FOR ‘WY MOTHER-IN= LAW. MAD ASA PORRIDGE YOU GOTANY TEA PROPER You TEA, NONE OF THIS HERBAL J muck? 4 YOU KNOW THESE ARE REAL ZIRCONS, BERNICE? WHAT ARE YOu? CRAZYOR KNIFE, YOU CANCALL ME HETTE, LOVEY. GOTANY 12aF PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTE, fey Lean, WHat Are You THINKING ABOUT DOING HERE. WHETHER T’LL EVERGETOUT. NO YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE A GIRL CALLED DIDI, AND YOUR FAMILY WAS KILLED A COUPLE OF MONTHS MEAN, IT'S NOT THE Kil MOST PEOPLE THINK, T DON’ INTHE MORNING ANDGO, *GE THE SPIRIT OF Fil EASTER BUN! WELL. THATS TRUE 100. "ONE DAY IN EVE: TAKES ON MORTA UNDERSTOOD ITALL THIS AFTER NOON. IT WAS ALL FRESH ANDCLEAN, ‘AND EVERYTHING WAG... EASY. IT} SORTOF MURKIER NOW. 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BUT WHEN You GET BACK JONIGHT, YOU COME INTO MY, THATEIRE. TM, TELLIN’ YOU. THAT GIRL WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME. OKAY, YOu HAVEWHAT TIME BREAKFAST TIME OMA REALLY MOST EXCELLENT SUMMERS DAY, YOU KNOW WHAT WE NEED? Z HAVE NO 1DEA AND THE BAD ENTS AND THE DYLLBITS AND THE PAINFUL BITS-- SEIT ASA eicatioty ‘CAR‘OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS FILLED WITH PEOPLE. GOT 10 BREATHE AND EAT ANDi ALL SORTS OF STUFF. ARE ; ENDS, THATS cautonae N wisi cues GONE ON For- vee EVER. LWISH ITDIDN'T HAVE TOEND LIKE WHEN YOU ET TOBE ALIVE, EVEN FORA DAY, LT 0ON'T KNOW. 1 THINK SO, LHOPE So. IMeT SUCH NEAT WELL, THERES ONLY ONE WAY TO} ‘STOP LIVING. "ANDI HEARO A SONG AND WENTIN A TAX, AND THAD AHOT BOGAND A BAGELVZomcone Hav atreacy | aire, Ropeine RBI 3 mean, sue wacn'r CALLED 911, BUT THERE WAS EXPLAINED SOME OF SURPRIGEP OR ANYTHING. NOTHING ANYONE COULD DO, ITTON WHEN I TOLD HER. I MEAN, SHE WAS DEAD. TOTALLY DEAD. AT THE AUTOPSY THING, THE GUYSAID THAT FROMTHE CONDITION OF HER LUNGS SHE MUSTHAVE BEEN DEAD BY THETIMESHE HIT THE > WATER. DIO SHE TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT HER MEDICAL HISTORYZ DIDI2 NO. SHE SAID A LOTOF OTHER THINGS, THOUGH, NO REASONSHE SHOULD HAVE TOLDYOU.NOREAGON FORYOU TO KNOW, DEATH SINCE SHE WAS GALL. BEEN Sick sINCESHE'D | n BEEN ALITILEGRL. YOU KNOW WHATS CRAZY 16 THAT WHATS CRAZY, I ALMOST BELIEVED HER, BILLY? | ALMOST BELIEVED SHE WAS... WHAT SHE SAID SHE WAS.Gon TiNena Lor ‘ABOUT LIFE PIPIDI THE FIRST THING £ CANREMEMBERZ “T KILEPOUR GOLDFIGH. Z COULDN'T HAVE BEEN OLDER ‘THAN TWO ORTHREE. THEIR: TANK WAS KINDOF O| AND REMEMBER THIN! THAT THEY'D REALLY LIKE IT IF IT WAS CLEANER, SOI WENT INTO THE BATHROOM ANPGOTA BAROF SOAP ANC DROPPED ITINTO THEIR TANK.” WAND THE NEXT MORNING THEY WERE. FLOATING BELLY-UP, ANC MOMMY SYLVIA HAD TOHUSMEALOT AND TELLME THAT DEATH WAS JUST NATURES WAYOF TELLING YOUTOSIT DOWN ANCSHUT UP, OR SOMETHING EQUALLY AS DUMB.» ‘AND I WISH 1 COULD Seg HER AGAIN. I WISH SHE WASN'T Deav. BUT IF IT INEANS DYING FIRST, LMEAN, IT WOWLO BE REALLY NEAT IF DEATH Was 6 , AND NICE. AND MAYBE JUST A TINY BITCRAZY.TTHINK YOU'LL FIND LUNCH VERY INTERESTING, DEAR. THERE WERE AN AWFUL LOT OF SUN-DRIED TOMATOES LEFT i OVER AT THE RESTAURANT LAST] i y NIGHT, SOT BROUGHT THEM / | COMING, HOME WITH ME. SYLVIA. V/ Yeau. Har’ @ReAT. \ DID Stie Say IF SHE'D HAD THE BABY YET? ‘OHNO. SHE PHONED TO Y SPEAK 10 YOU. SHESAIP SOMETHING ABOUT FOX GETTING A DEAL. DOES THAT NEAN ANYTHING, TOYOUR ‘OH. Z ALWOBT FORSOT FOTELL YOY. HAZEL DOES SHEWANT HER OLD JOB BACK? HM, AND SHE saI770 BE NY SURE TOTELL YOU THAT INO. ANY DAY Now. OH, YOU THATAPTER SHES HAD THE BABY, YOURE INVITED OVER FOR A CELEBRATION PARTY. SHE SAIC SOMETHING ABOUT (GLOVES. ANDSHEKEPT GIGGLING. __WHAT WERE YOU DOIN’ IN THERE, THEN, EH# DIP PUT YOU IN ‘THERE? MAYBE TDID, IT'S BEEN A LONGTIME AND ME MIND. DOES WANDER... THERE YOU ARE, YOU PRITTY THING, ALL THE TROUBLE IF SHE'D STUCK AROUND, I COULD (OF ASKEDHER ADVICE. ic ‘1 BET SHE COULDOF COME UP WITH SOMEWHERE 70 PUT YOU THAT WOONE WOULD THINK OF LOOKIN, NOT IF YOU PAID THEM READY ‘MONEY. STILL, ITS NOTAS IF OF US ARE GOINS ANYWHERE. WE HER TIME, SHE'LL BE BACK.