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THE IDEA ONLY struckexcept, perhaps, that there had been so s to adjust to that my mind simply hadn&039;t found time for it until that moment

"My father" I said, "Your parents Our uncles and aunts Are they all here?"

" &039;Here&039; is a big place, Chris," he answered with a smile "If you mean did they all survive, of course"

"Where are they?"

"I&039;d have to check," he told me "The only ones I know about for sure are low of pleasure at thetobehind horn ri sense of humor "Where is he?" I asked "What does he do?"

"He works with ain "He always loved music Can I see hie it as soon as you&039;ve become more acclimated"

"And your mother too," I said "I never knew her very well but I&039;d certainly like to see her again"

"I&039;ll arrange it," Albert said

"What did youto check?" I asked "Don&039;t faether?"

"Not necessarily," he told ht, not blood, are what count"

That sense of awe again "I have to tell Ann about this," I said "Let her knohere I aht I want that "

"There&039;s really no way, Chris," Albert said "You can&039;t get through"

"But I alotten Marie to write reat affinity," he said "Did she show it to your wife?"

"No," I shook ain"

"You&039;re beyond that now," he said

"But I have to let her know"

He put a hand on h," he told ht that there was no way left to let Ann knoas all right was terribly depressing "What about so suddenly I told Albert about him

"Remember that you and he were on the same level then," Albert said "He wouldn&039;t be aware of you now"

Seeing my expression, Albert put an arm around uarantee it" He s She&039;s a lovely person"

"You know about her?" I asked, surprised

"About her, your children, Katie, your office, everything," he said "I&039;ve been with you for more than twenty years Earth time, that is"

"Been with me?"

"People on earth are never alone," he explained "There&039;s always souide for each individual"

"You el?" The phrase sounded trite but I could think of no other

"Guide is a better word," Albert said "Guardian angel is a concept derived by ancient uides but ious beliefs"

"Ann has one too?" I asked

"Of course"