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Which he did

He shouted out the open door to his assistant, “Beverly, no calls unless it’s James Giftos or my mother”

Scowling, Rathburn caonorees

He said, “My back Sciatica Sorry about that call My daughter backed out of the driveway into hter asked me to open an Uber account for her Hah”

Beverly stuck her head back in the doorway

“Mr Giftos is on the way up And your mother’s on line two”

“Excuse ht back”

He left the room and closed the door behind him

Yuki walked over to the ith the quotes froreat actor, and a saint There was also one froendary coach: “We would accos if we did not think of them as impossible”

Yuki rejoined Art, who quipped, “Seeht?”

“I’ lucky,” she said

The door opened and Judge Rathburn caht behind hie settled in, all the parties facing one another across a coffee table

Rathburn said, “Everyone know each other? Good”

He reached under the coffee table to the shelf beneath it, pulled out a sparkly stick about two feet long, and shook it a couple of times

“This is et fixed any other way Don’t ht?”