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"Nothing," Elle said "I was joking You’re done Boo-boo is healed"

"You’re trying to get rid of me," Kyrie said

"Don’t take it personally I’m not allowed to distract you sisters froto me," Kyrie said with a smile "I promise I don’t need to be anywhere for a while We can talk I’d like to talk"

Elle looked up at the ceiling and sighed

"Someone told you about ed "Wellsort of"

"Sort of," Elle repeated "May I ask what they told you about ed In her volu looked like a bird adjusting its wings "This and that"

"What specifically,I asked sohost I didn’t think anyone but sisters were allowed in the abbey They said an exception was made for you because of extraordinary circumstances nonrelated to noncorporealness"

"Extraordinary circumstances That’s one way to put it," Elle said

"Have you ever thought about hoeird the word ‘extraordinary’ is? Itis extra ordinary wouldn’t you assume it was very ordinary? Super ordinary?"

"Extra is a Latin prefixis extra--it means it’s outside Extra ordinary means outside the ordinary"

"Wow" Kyrie’s blue eyes widened "You are really s in a laundry at a convent"

"How extra ordinary of you"

"Are you done talking tothe ansas yes

"Oh no We’ve just gotten started here I want to knohat your extraordinary circumstances are"

"You really don’t," Elle said as she started the washer She pulled a wrinkled tablecloth fro board

"Why don’t I?"

Elle looked up fro

"You’re a nun"

"I a the habit for the first ti?"

"You’re trying to h, Elle"

"It’s not going to work I checked my sense of hu up her iron again