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answer  phones  like  that.  Surely  the





                  person calling knows who it is they are





                  calling. People baffle me sometimes.





                             “Mrs. Haines?” I ask.





                             She  puts  up  a  finger  to  ask  me  to





                  give  her a second,  as she ends the call





                  with whoever it is she was talking to.





                             “Hi, sorry about that.” She smiles






                  widely,  slipping  her  phone  in  her  bag.




                  “I’m  from  Doctor  Finch’s  office.”  The
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