At the age of ten I was struck in the shoulder with a dead otter by a schoolyard bully.
In addition to being more painful than one might imagine -- certainly more painful than I had imagined, although I'd like to believe I would have stepped forward and attempted to reason with the other boy either way -- it was a singularly shaming experience,
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Fraser phoned Ray and Miss Gray with the pertinent details, finding himself connected to a message service each time and unable to forbear wondering if only a single call would have been strictly necessary. The restaurant had been recommended by the Consulate's executive secretary, and he arrived early the following afternoon, feeling somewhat
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I believe I would respectfully decline the opportunity. As a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, I have certain daily obligations which I cannot and would not choose to abandon, nor place in the hands of one unqualified. The only way to avoid a dereliction of duty would be to trade my day with that of a fellow Mountie, and with my options
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