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\pard\plain \tx0\tx360\tx720\tx1080\tx1440\tx1800\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\fi360\ltrch\loch {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 Mrs. Miller came in from the kitchen a few seconds later. \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93What an unpleasant person. How you tolerated her as long as you did I\u8217\'92ll never know.\u8221\'94 She handed him a plate carrying a thick sandwich on dark brown bread and, when he looked suspiciously at it, exclaimed, \u8220\'93It\u8217\'92s just tomato, peppers, and avocado \hich\f0 \emdash \loch\f0  nothing to upset you. You haven\u8217\'92t eaten a thing all day.\u8221\'94}
\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 He looked confused. \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93Haven\u8217\'92t I? I had an apple for breakfast, didn\u8217\'92t I?\u8221\'94}
\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93That was yesterday, Jake.\u8221\'94 she said. \u8220\'93One apple, yesterday. You\u8217\'92re not doing anyone any good by starving yourself to death.\u8221\'94 She pushed the plate at him. \u8220\'93Eat.\u8221\'94}
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