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“I will be the oneat her There was concern in his eyes “You’re as blue as a berry My daughter has chronic asthma, but not like you”

“I’ed “I hadwith it for three-quarters of my life”

“I’ve beento ask, are there other members of your family who have it?”

“I don’t have any brothers or sisters, and neither of h irl”

Passht being at sea and away from pollution would have reduced your symptoms”

“I had hoped so, too,” Janni said “That’s one of the reasons I took a job waitressing on a cruise ship Well, that and to get out of a s boats come in and out of the harbor”

“You must miss your parent

s”

“I lost theo” A shadow passed behind her dark eyes “Car accident”

“I ae the subject “And your breathing see easier”

“Does that mean I can leave?” Janni asked

" ’Fraid not, en saturation level is still belohat I would like to see”

“I suppose it doesn’t matter to you that today is the crew’s social,” she said with a trace of disappoint to the clock on the far wall, the party was only a few hours away

The dance was the first opportunity for the younger members of the ship’s hotel staff to cut loose a little since the Golden Dawn had left the Philippines teeks earlier It was to be the highlight of the cruise for the waiters, waitresses, maids, and off-duty crehich happened to be coians Janni knew so to attend as well It was all anyone had been talking about for a week

“No, it doesn’t,” the doctor said