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"No, no There’s no dispute," I said "Sanchez told ave you authorization by phone"

"I don’t reht"

"What about your records?"

"Those are gone When I retired, some charts were forwarded to other vets on request and the rest I put in storage I held everything ten years and then boxed up the lot and called a shredding company It probably wasn’t necessary, but I didn’t like the idea of personal infor into the trash"

"Can you think of any reason why Ulf wouldn’t have been picked up and cremated? Soain "That was the protocol"

"Most people keep the ashes?"

"Some do and some don’t What makes you ask?"

"I was just curious I don’t own a pet so I have no idea how these things are done"

"People get attached So or cat means more to you than your own flesh and blood"

"I understand," I said "Well, I’ve taken up enough of your ti and found a business card before I got toelse occurs to you"

He rose at the sa as he walked ave uess I’ll have to live with it"