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\pard\plain \tx0\tx360\tx720\tx1080\tx1440\tx1800\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\fi360\ltrch\loch {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 Jake paused for several seconds, wishing she was just a little less rude. When he felt in control of himself again he forced a chuckle and said, \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93Nothing like that. Basic contracts with some local landscaping and other maintenance companies, and a small army of high school kids every summer. My mother used to enjoy coordinating it all, and now\u8221\'94 \hich\f0 \emdash \loch\f0 }
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\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93Not interested,\u8221\'94 she said, and then contradicted herself. \u8220\'93You\u8217\'92re claiming this is all done by humans?\u8221\'94}
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\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93Umm,\u8221\'94 he said. \u8220\'93Well, yes. Of course they use machines. We have a couple yard robots that\u8221\'94 \hich\f0 \emdash \loch\f0 }
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\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93You don\u8217\'92t have little people running all over here every night? Folk, somebody called them?\u8221\'94}
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\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93Doctor Kessler, you\u8217\'92re trying to make something out of nothing. Your comment about plantations reminds me, though. This area has a rich history of immigrants, both as artisans and as heavy laborers. I don\u8217\'92t think history, at least popular history, has adequately told the story of either. When I was in college\u8221\'94 \hich\f0 \emdash \loch\f0 }
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\par\plain {\f0\fs24\b0\i0 \loch\af0\hich\af0\dbch\af0\uc1\u8220\'93Not interested,\u8221\'94 she snapped. \u8220\'93Don\u8217\'92t try to change the subject. What\u8217\'92s your relationship with the community to the north?\u8221\'94 }} |