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34 The Ending

  They’re ready, love. I cried, and held Joseph. “I hope she loves him,” I said. “Oh, she will,” he said, “the returnees have been adjusting remarkably well. They find that their dopplegangers have made decisions that fit very well … Continue reading

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33 Harsh words

Mrs Davis came up front where I was sitting, sewing yet another patch on my husbands jeans. “Well, I think this is truly a first,” she said, surveying my just bulging belly. We have hundreds of girls each year that are pregnant, … Continue reading

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32 Wonderful Gifts

Gillians parents didn’t do Christmas, but they had kindly given their permission for her to celebrate it with us. It had been a complex task, taking the girls shopping while everyone tried to keep everything secret from everyone else, all … Continue reading

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31 It goes well on you

We went home right away, and I took shower. I felt dirty just having sat next to him. Gillian was still in shock at our reaction. I sat on my bed and listened to the convesation that they probably thought … Continue reading

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30 Home, again

“So where is your apartment, Uncle Caleb?” Gillian asked. I think she loved the whole ‘Uncle  Caleb’ thing, she used it all the time. “I don’t know myself,” Caleb said. “A friend rented it for me, and gave me directions. … Continue reading

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29 Are you awake?

“Are you awake, girls?” I heard Caleb say, and I rolled over. He was on the phone. “Oh, well, good. Come over then.” He rolled over and looked at me, “Better get up, love, the girls are ready,” and went … Continue reading

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28 Quite a trip

My parents discussed it  with us, and they decided to let Jenny and her friend, Gillian, come with us in our car instead of waiting till Christmas. Some of their teachers weren’t thrilled, but my father could be persuasive,  it was … Continue reading

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27 Changes

“Did you tell everybody? Everybody back home, that is?” I asked in the shower the next morning. We weren’t the first to put two people in one of these showers, but it was my first time certainly, and I felt … Continue reading

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26 Quite an Evening

26 Quite an Evening   Everyone came down for the play. Caleb had offered, several times, to come to rehearsal, but he was always refused, “My dear chap,” Craig said, “You are perfectly free to practice on your own. It … Continue reading

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25 Pale and Vulnerable

25 Pale and Vulnerable   But the furor was so huge that the feds seemed to back off completely. We didn’t trust them, tho, and kept our security high as we finished our interviews. “I have all the data, my … Continue reading

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