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    And what an attractive baby she is, too, I'm thinking in Kmart as I look through the photos. What a thoughtful face, what a laugh, and could that perhaps be just a hint of tooth? (p. 54)

    Katie's already in the cafe when I get there. She's reading a newspaper, but I can see her hair over the top of it, all foofed up and kept there with a limp, hot-pink bow.
    Hey there, I say, when I get close enough to see her face.
    And she says, Hi, as though she's been taken slightly by surprise. And she blushes - or does something that looks a lot like blushing - and tries to fold the newspaper in a way it isn't meant to go. I've ordered already. It seemed like that kind of place.
    It is that kind of place. (p. 55)

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