22 July 2013

Notes - correction / humor / towns and back grounds / 250 w of Brothers 20


         0702 hours. On 20 July I wrote and you responded in the blog:

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         1637 hours. This is quite exciting. I don't know how you come up with this stuff, Amorella, but so far it's a go for fiction. I feel like I should give Doug a title when he is noted in the book.

         I agree. We will work something out that he will appreciate. He has not only been quite helpful both he and Nancy are confidence builders for you as far as the thought, logic, science and physics of Great Merlyn's Ghost is concerned. - Amorella

From: 20 July 13 - Notes - a good question
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         Where I have Nancy in bold I had Linda and I didn't realize it until this morning when I awoke with a 'flash' "Linda should be Nancy".

         I am curious. Why would I write Linda when clearly I meant Nancy. The only Linda I am conscious of presently is my sister-in-law. She has read my Merlyn books, but why would I make such an error?

         This is clearly not a 'mistranslation' from myself to you. (These mistranslations happen because you automatically fill in the blank, so to speak.) Mostly this is 'automaticity' from your vast personal experience in speed-reading. Not everything that pops into mind is automaticity nor is it a Freudian slip. I attribute the error to your humanity. You have corrected the error. You are working this on the notion that this is proof that I, the Amorella, am but an elaborate fantasy you have created and that this error, made when I was speaking, shows I am as capable of error as you humans are (because a human, you, created me). That is the point of this inquiry is it not? - Amorella

         0723 hours. Yes, it is. I would have thought you would have allowed me to correct it then and there. What this shows me is my own arrogance at work. Why, I don't know. I thoroughly appreciate the help you give me to at least get the words out of my head; it seems like all of this has been stuck in my head forever and I need to get rid of it so that eventually I can die in peace - quiet and wordless; i.e. polite with no more need of honesty. There, I can even say this on my own without any help. Rest assured this has not always been the case.

         Honest an answer as the day you were born, boy. Post. - Amorella

         I have no response though I have been trying to think of an honest one; in which case, if what you say is true (and I don't know that it is) the response would be redundant.

         Such an odd humor you have my boy. Post. - Amorella


         Late morning. Carol is making spaghetti pie for lunch. or dinner. You had a medical lab test to take and have returned from Tri-Health labs. It is a rather gloomy Monday with low clouds and spitting rain. Why don't we add that weather to The Brothers since it is also one of those days. - Amorella



         That's fine with me, as it appears we are improvising this particular segment anyway.

         Improvising is what people do most every day, boy. Your universal reality is full of it. - Amorella

         If that is the case then it appears to me fate/predestination cannot exist if existence in our dimensional universe is a constant shuffle. It would seem we are in a state of free will on ice, so to speak. I don't care what you've said before, you cannot have it both ways; if free will is at all limited then the ends already exists we are just allowed to take one or two of a billion paths, it really makes not a whit of difference. The best example I can think of at the moment is 'being born' and then 'being dead'. That sure appears to be Fate to me.

         You had excellent home made spaghetti pie and mixed vegetables for lunch and a Klondike Bar for dessert. Carol is going through the PBS schedule for the next two months. The cats, Jadah and Spooky appear to be napping setting up for a pleasant Monday afternoon. You read the newest Time and AARP magazines and have the latest Harpers yet to read. You have yet to open The Alphabet Versus the Goddess by Leonard Shlain and are feeling somewhat guilty because you do want to read it, but you also want to finish GMG first.

         1407 hours. I am about ready for a nap but we have some errands to run -- mostly to get out of the house (I think). I am being rather sluggish probably because I got up early with a sore throat and my left knee has been bothering me for three or four days, I assume it is arthritis. No pain pill today though; most days are not that bad. Maybe we'll go to McD's for a Coke/Ice Coffee and read/relax by watching the cars go by. It is just a lazy day.

         Later, dude. Post. - Amorella



         You are sitting at McD's on Kings Mill at the corner of Kings Island Drive having your drinks with a couple of chocolate chip cookies watching traffic. Carol is beginning a new mystery, The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry. The windows are down and the moonroof is back, just a few people today, no doubt because of the weather. You saw a couple swimmers but they could have been from The Beach Water Park less than half a mile to the west.


         You want to drop in some fact but are hesitant in that it has nothing to do with the books, which is not true because you live and taught here. Add it. You like the town, Kim grew up here and you have lived here since 1975.

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Mason, Ohio

Mason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati (296,943). As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community. Mason went from being a sleepy farm town of less than 5,000 residents in the 1960's to a large bustling community of Cincinnati commuters in the 1990's. Much of that growth came when Kings Island opened in 1972, and another growth spurt took place when Procter & Gamble built a large business center. Mason is home to Kings Island, and one of the largest tennis stadiums in the world.
History

On June 1, 1803, Revolutionary War veteran William Mason paid $1,700 at auction to purchase 640 acre of land in what is now downtown Mason. In 1815, he platted 16 lots on this land and named the village "Palmira." In 1832, 2 years after the death of William Mason and according to his will, over 40 more lots were platted on the north, south, and west of Palmira. When the plat was officially recorded, the name of the village was listed as "Palmyra."
In 1835, a petition was sent to the federal post office to correct the name of the town. It had been listed as Kirkwood, possibly an error because the postmaster at the time was William Kirkwood. When village officials were informed that there was another Palmyra in Ohio, the name was officially changed to "Mason." Mason remained a small farming community for another 125 years. In 1970, a year before the town was incorporated to become a city, there were fewer than 5,700 residents.
Famous Mason residents have included: Actor George Clooney, who attended Mason's Western Row Elementary School as well as St. Susanna Catholic School as a youth; Dan Patrick (Mason class of 1974 - formerly Dan Pugh), national radio host, NBC Sports host, Sports Illustrated columnist, and former ESPN anchor; Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver; Noel Khan, from the TV Show Pretty Little Liars, and World Golf Hall of Fame member Nancy Lopez.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,016 people, 7,789 households, and 5,981 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,250.0 people per square mile (482.7/km²). There were 8,111 housing units at an average density of 460.5 per square mile (177.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.79% White, 1.61% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There are 7,789 households 45.2% of which have children under the age of 18, 67.5% have married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 persons and the average family size was 3.27 persons.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% between 18 to 24, 35.3% between 25 to 44, 19.1% between 45 to 64, and 8.4% over the age of 65. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $89,569, and the median income for a family was $103,459. Males had a median income of $96,002 and females had a median income of $75,968. The per capita income for the city was $37,948. The median house price was $320,289. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Historical population figures

The city is in the Mason City, Kings Local, and Lebanon City School Districts. The entire city is in the Mason telephone exchange. Mail is provided through the Mason, Kings Mills, Lebanon and Maineville post offices.
According to CNN Money the City of Mason is one of the top 100 places to live in the United States.
It is served by two interstates, I-71 and I-75.
Economy

Area attractions and local businesses include Kings Island amusement park, The Beach Water Park, Great Wolf Lodge hotel/indoor water park, Procter & Gamble's Mason Business Center, the headquarters of Luxottica Retail, Cintas corporate headquarters, and the Lindner Family Tennis Center which hosts the historic Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament. Mitsubishi Electric, L-3 Communications and Heinz have operations in Mason as well. All greatly contribute to economy.
Geography

Mason is located at (39.358009, -84.311822).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 sqmi, of which, 17.6 sqmi of it is land and 0.04 sqmi of it (0.23%) is water.

Media

Mason is part of the Cincinnati media market. Although no broadcast stations are licensed to Mason itself, the city is home to the transmitter site of Clear Channel Communications' WLW (700 Cincinnati), which uses one of only seven remaining Blaw-Knox diamond-shaped towers. WLW was once (1934–1939) the most powerful broadcast station in the country at 500 kilowatts.
Its hometown newspaper is The Cincinnati Enquirer, MasonBuzz.com and The Pulse-Journal.
Education

Mason City Schools have been ranked among the top in the nation's school systems. Mason is rated as the top school district in the state, with a perfect rating of 30 out of 30 indicators on the Ohio Report Card for the past twelve years.
The Mason City School Board members in 2010 are Debbie Delp (President), Kevin Wise (Vice President), Marianne Culbertson, Connie Yingling, and John Odell. The city's property taxes are above surrounding area averages and are the school district's major source of funding.
The Mason City School district has received many Ohio Blue Ribbons for Excellence. The class of 2006 was exceptional in that it graduated four students who will attend Ivy League universities, and 14 students who were national merit scholars or commended merit scholars. The class of 2007 had 20 members who were national merit scholars or commended merit scholars.
High school programs in both athletics and academics are also successful at the state level. The Girls' basketball team was the Division I (large school) State Champion in 2000; the girls track team was State Champion in 2004; the boys cross country team was State Champion in 2008; the girls golf team won back-to-back state championships in 2008 and 2009; the debate team placed first in 2005; and the Mock Trial Team was state runner-up in 2006.
The district joined the Greater Miami Conference (GMC), the public school league with the largest enrollments in Greater Cincinnati, in 2007-08, and has won the All Sports Trophy each of its first three years in the 10-team league which includes Colerain, Lakota East, Lakota West, Middletown, Hamilton, Fairfield, Princeton, Oak Hills, and Sycamore.
The William Mason High School Wind Symphony was invited in 2004 to perform at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, recognized as the most prestigious high school concert band performance in the world. Mason High School is also home to the United States' first competitive junior broomball league, according to broomball.com.
Famous people who have attended Mason schools include actor George Clooney, who attended Western Row Elementary School and also St. Susanna Catholic School in junior high; national radio host Dan Patrick (Mason class of 1974); and Pretty Little Liars Brant Daugherty famous for his role as Noel Kahn.
Mason has 6 public schools: Mason Early Childhood Center (PK - 1), Mason Heights, Western Row(grades 2-3), Mason Intermediate(grades 4-6), Mason Middle School( grades 7-8), and Mason High School. Mason also has a community center that connected to the high school. The last building to open was the Mason Early Childhood ("MECC") which opened in 2006. Mason City Schools has one of the fastest school networks in Ohio operating over 1,700 times faster than the standard home Internet connection while supporting over 4,600 classroom computers. There are approximately 4.2 students per computer in the district. The district also supports individual teacher pages for posting of work assignments and other class information (such as Edline and Mason Comets). Parents have secure web access to student grades, transportation information, lunch account balances, and more.
The most recent building project was in 2008-09 with an addition to the high school, which was built in 2001. The addition included an additional 3-story pod that added 3 computer labs, over 30 new classrooms, a new lunchroom, and new athletic and choral offices.

From Wikipedia Offline
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         1604 hours. We arrived home to the announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge has birthed a new royal, a boy. Hip, hip.

         If your genealogy is indeed true and one of his great-grandfather is Duncan I of Scotland then you share a great-grandfather as do thousands of other people whether they know it or not. - Amorella

         It is probably tens of thousands Amorella. My personal connection with the Isles as well as Europe is through the British, European, American (North and South) and World literature I was honored to teach. I got paid to teach literature from some of the best writers in the world. This is what is most important to me. I am a human being first and foremost. Genetically we are all linked. That is what I am about and that is what the books and blogs are about.

         You may be diffident about the plausible family genealogy today, but it is a part of the passion in your blood as you write. Do you deny this? - Amorella

         No, but it is awkward Amorella, I really do not like to reflect upon myself. The blog and books are not for that.

         You see, in this context the blog and books are not generally about you (as you see it). - Amorella

         Strange to admit, but it is so. There is a great difference (in my mind) between my usual postings and this.

         As you have focused on your southwest Ohio home let' finish up with a focus on your hometown, which is indeed in the books, then we will be done with it. - Amorella

         I cannot believe I have never said anything about Westerville because I have, but not in the Wikipedia way. I will use Wikipedia Offline and then as you say, be done with it. Both have been very good town to Carol and me and Kim too.

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Westerville, Ohio

Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 cenus.
History

Early history

The land that is today Westerville was first settled around 1810. In 1818, Matthew, Peter, and William Westervelt, settlers of Dutch extraction, migrated to the area from New York. Matthew Westervelt donated land for the construction of a Methodist church in 1836, and the settlement was subsequently named in the family’s honor. In 1839, the Blendon Young Men’s Seminary was chartered in Westerville; Matthew Westervelt was one of its first trustees. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ bought the seminary in 1846, and the next year the seminary was reformed, and renamed Otterbein College after the church’s founder Philip William Otterbein. It continues today in Westerville as the private Otterbein University.
Westerville was platted by 1856, and officially incorporated in August 1858. The town’s population in that year was 275.
Throughout the Antebellum era, several homes in Westerville were stations on the Underground Railroad. Among these is the Hanby House, located one block from the college. Benjamin Russell Hanby had moved to Westerville in 1849, at the age of sixteen, to enroll at Otterbein University. Hanby went on to write many familiar hymns and songs, among them "Darling Nelly Gray " (inspired by his sympathy for Southern slaves), "Who is He in Yonder Stall?", and the Christmas favorite "Up On The Housetop". His home in Westerville, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was dedicated as a museum in 1937 and is now owned by the Ohio Historical Society and managed locally by the Westerville Historical Society. It is the only state memorial to a composer in the state of Ohio.
"Dry Capital of the World"

An 1859 town ordinance forbade the sale of alcohol in Westerville. By the 1870s, a burgeoning conflict between pro- and anti-temperance forces boiled over into the so-called "Westerville Whiskey Wars". Twice, in 1875 and 1879, businessman Henry Corbin opened a saloon in Westerville, and each time the townspeople blew up his establishment with gunpowder. Westerville's reputation for temperance was so significant that in 1909 the Anti-Saloon League moved its national headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Westerville. The League, at the forefront of the Prohibition movement, gained its greatest triumph when the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1920. The League printed so many leaflets in support of temperance and prohibition—over 40 tons of mail per month—that Westerville, by now known as "The Dry Capital of the World", was the smallest town in the nation to have a first class post office. The League's Westerville headquarters was given to the Westerville Public Library in 1973 and now serves as a museum attached to the library. After Prohibition ended, Westerville remained dry for most of the twentieth century.
Modern history

In 1916, Westerville became the first village (and second municipality) in Ohio to adopt a council-manager from of government, in which a city council makes policy but the town's administrative and many of its executive governmental functions are vested in an appointed, professional manager. Westerville retains the council-manager system to the present. The city elects seven council members at large for four-year terms; the council selects from among its own a member to serve as mayor, vice mayor, chair, and vice chair. Under the City Charter, the mayor is only "the ceremonial head of the government" of the city. The council additionally selects the city manager, who serves indefinitely. In 2007, David Collinsworth replaced David Lindimore as city manager after the latter's tenure of twenty-two years.
In 1995 the city annexed 941 non-dry acres of land to its north, which included several alcohol-selling businesses. Subsequently, voters have approved alcohol sales in old Westerville at a number of establishments through site-specific local options. In 2006 Michael's Pizza served the first beer in Uptown Westerville in over 70 years.
Geography

Westerville is located at (40.123496, -82.921432).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²), all land.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,318 people, 12,663 households, and 9,547 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,851.1 people per square mile (1,100.6/km²). There were 13,143 housing units at an average density of 1,061.0 per square mile (409.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.54% White, 3.20% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 12,663 households out of which 39.3% of those had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $73,540, and the median income for a family was $90,430. Males had a median income of $55,053 versus $36,510 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,401. About 2.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education

Otterbein University, a private four-year liberal arts college, was founded by the United Brethren Church in 1847 and is now home to over 3,000 students. The United Brethren Church has since merged with the Methodist Church and is now the United Methodist Church, with which the college continues to be affiliated.
Westerville is served by the Westerville City School District. The District operates three high schools: Westerville South High School, which opened in 1960 as Westerville High School, Westerville North High School (opened 1975), and Westerville Central High School (opened 2003). In addition, Westerville has four middle and sixteen elementary schools. The middle schools are Blendon, Genoa, Heritage, and Walnut Springs. The elementary schools are Emerson (a magnet school that opened in 1896 as the Vine Street School), Central College (magnet), Hanby (magnet), Longfellow (magnet), Alcott, Annehurst, Cherrington, Fouse, Hawthorne, Huber Ridge, Mark Twain, McVay, Pointview, Robert Frost, Whittier, and Wilder.
Transportation

In the early days before the town's incorporation, Westerville was connected to Columbus by a plank road with a toll of ten cents. Today, Westerville borders Interstate 71 and Interstate 270 (the Columbus Outerbelt), expressways that connect it with Columbus and other suburbs. Via the interstates, central Westerville is 16 mi from downtown Columbus and 12 mi from Port Columbus International Airport, Central Ohio's primary terminal for air passengers. State Route 3, the "3-C Highway" which connects Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, is the chief north-south thoroughfare of the old town center, known as Uptown Westerville, through which it is called State Street.
Streetcars plied the avenues of Westerville from the late nineteenth century but service was discontinued in 1929. Today, Westerville offers little in the way of public transportation. The city itself operates no public buses, but the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) serves Westerville with four bus lines.
Business and industry

Cheryl and Company, originally and popularly known as Cheryl's Cookies, was founded in Westerville in 1981 and is still based there

Worthington Industries has a cylinder factory in Westerville

The American Ceramic Society, a non-profit professional organization founded in 1899 in Columbus, has its headquarters in Westerville

In October 1908, Wilson and Carrie Cellar opened The Cellar Lumber Company; 102 years later, it is Westerville's oldest operating business

Community

The town center, home to many locally owned stores and boutiques, is referred to as "Uptown Westerville". The storefronts along State Street are mainly the original architecture

Westerville is served by the Westerville Public Library. In 2005, the library loaned more than 1.7 million items to its 78,000 cardholders. Total holdings are over 347,000 volumes with over 500 periodical subscriptions. In late 2004, the library started a renovation that was completed in May 2006. The library is also home to the Anti-Saloon League Museum

Westerville is served by two local newspapers, the Westerville News & Public Opinion and Westerville This Week, as well as by the newspapers of Columbus, including the daily Columbus Dispatch

Blendon Woods, Sharon Woods, and Inniswood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve are part of the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District. All have several miles of walking trails; the last includes several exceptional gardens

The Westerville Community Center opened in 2001. The 96,600 sqft building offers a track, gymnasium, pool, climbing wall, and other recreational facilities

Westerville is home to a smaller and lesser-known Hoover Dam, where the Westerville Crew high school rowing team and the Ohio State University and Denison University sailing teams practice

Central High School is further north than North High School, a fact featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in March 2008. Central High, Genoa Middle and Fouse and Alcott Elementary are outside of city limits

Recognition

Westerville was ranked #15 on "Money" magazine's list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2009 and ranked #46 on the list in 2007

The Westerville Parks and Recreation Department has won the gold medal for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Management for Class IV in both recent years of eligibility (2001 and 2007), as a winner must wait five full years before applying again

Westerville was named Sports Illustrated's "Sportstown Ohio" in 2003 as part of the magazine's 50th anniversary

Notable natives and residents

Ki-Jana Carter — 1995 #1 pick, NFL draft with the Cincinnati Bengals

Jennifer Hetrick — actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Andy Katzenmoyer — Ohio State University football player

Bob Kennedy — two-time Olympian (1992, 1996)

Abhijat Joshi — Bollywood screenplay/script writer

John Willam Lambert — early automotive pioneer, inventor, and automobile manufacturer

Dan O'Brien — General Manager, Cincinnati Reds

Lance Moore — wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints

John Kasich - Governor (2010-present)

Attack Attack! - Post-hardcore band signed to Rise Records

In Television & Media

On the musical comedy television series Glee, Westerville is the location for a fictional private school, Dalton Academy, home to the Dalton Academy Warblers, a rival show choir. The city is located about a two hours' drive southeast of Lima, Ohio, the series' main setting.

From Wikipedia Offline
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         1709 hours. I am glad this is over and done with.

         You learned some things about both Mason and Westerville you did not know. - Amorella

         I did. We have enjoyed both towns over the years and we have no complaints on either one. Both towns are represented within and between the lines of the books one way or another. Ohio is home though, we have lived in and love other parts of the world too.

         Post. - Amorella



         You have two hundred and fifty-two words; let's stop for the night. - Amorella

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The Brothers 20 intro for GMG ©

            The morning began with Robert glancing at the low menacing dust ball-like clouds rolling in from the southwest.   Matter of fact, like the weather, he said to Connie, "It looks like a day of rain. Let's go to a movie."
            She nodded in agreement, saying, "I'll have to wash my hair. I'll call Cyndi first to see if they want to go. What do you want to see?"
            "Quartet" is re-playing at the Drexel on Main, We all enjoyed the film; let's go see it again."

            Late morning and the four are sitting in the northwest corner of Ernie's Grill, Uptown Riverton, looking through the varied sheets of rain to the perky front window of Patricia's Flowers pressing on the staid white marbled Citizen's Bank directly on the other side of State Street. The sisters were finishing their classic salads, mixed fruit cups and sharing a side of sweet potato fries while Robert had finished his an Italian Combo and Richard his Cuban Panini. Both were nibbling on their remaining sides of barbeque chips while waiting on Connie and Cyndi to finish. Each had unsweetened ice tea with lemon with Richard sipping on his second glass of caffeine free diet cola.
            Richard asked, "Anyone for a Graeter's ice cream for dessert?"
            After the movie," suggested Cyndi, "we can hardly finish our salads."
            "That's because you ate the sweet potato fries first."
            "And, you didn't even share them with us," grumbled Robert.
            "You could have ordered your own," quipped Connie with a smile.

252 words
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            2142 hours. It seems like too many words and they haven't even begun discussing on the film.

         They were discussing it before and during lunch so what we will do is continue it tomorrow. - Amorella

         I don't know what they said.

         I do. Post. - Amorella

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