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me! Listen to me! Aunt Victoria!'"

Moments later the front door opened and closed

below and she was gone I was alone The cramps

continued, ain

and again until I was too weak to li

ft my head from

the pillow

Rest I told myself Stay calm and rest and in a

little while try to get yourself to the telephone in her

room

I drifted in and out of sleep I could sense that

things weren't going ith ain I

et andbecame more and more

severe The waves of nauseabeyond My body felt warmer and warmer and ue was a thick piece of sandpaper

Shouting for help was painful