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toria.shehadedainvolvedinthecase,he</p>
edhertoknohadbeendone.healsoedtothankherfor</p>
thefloogiveheranupdateonrachelsndition,</p>
disuragingasitwas.</p>
hehadtosettleforleavingassageinneoriaill</p>
abroad.</p>
ingbyrachelship,feeling</p>
useless.aftertradingblandobservationsaboutherhair,h</p>
spilledheswellingofher</p>
face,tle,andtheperkinessofherturquoise</p>
nightgooodandsaid,”talktorachel.illbeback.”ben</p>
ethingtodo.</p>
frohebankofphonesdohehall,hecalledjill.atthesoundof</p>
hervoice,hefeltaguiltytug.”hey.”</p>
”hey,yourself,”shesaidhpleasure.”ihenyoud</p>
reeriincreased.”itsbeenaroughuple</p>
ofdays.thegirlsareprettyupset.itillatthehospital.</p>
rachelhasntwokenup.”</p>
”iknow.”</p>
”ah.youcalledoffice.”</p>
”no.”shesighed.”ididnttinatoknohatyouhadntcalled</p>
,soicalledthehospital.”hefeltevensorry,</p>
jill.</p>
ivehadalotonnd.”</p>
”youuldhavecalled,”shechided.”didntyouthinkidto</p>
knohatkindof</p>
person.</p>
andheuldntsayanythings</p>
thatuddledupinhisnd.</p>
butsheexpectedanansryingtojuggle</p>
everythinghereork,thegirls,rachel.itsanightre.”</p>
”onephonek.itakentensends.”tensends,</p>
x.butdait,sheasharriedasheouldhave</p>
calledinbigsur,”heuntered.”rachelsnuerislisted.”</p>
therehinkyot.”hepusheda</p>
handthroughhishair.”ididntfet.”</p>
”ithinkitdidnttterenoughtoyoutotalke.”</p>
”no,”hesighed,”theresjustnothingtotell.notsolongagoiwas</p>
innferenedidsaround,andtheyhad</p>
nothingtosay.theresnothing,jill.nthingbut</p>
sithereand.”</p>
”youressingpoint.ifiantanythingtoyou,youdto</p>
hearvoice.itfort.”hoouldhervoicebea</p>
fortindedhifthedozensoflooseendshehadleft</p>
hangingiyheputhiselbohetopofthephoneandhis</p>
headonhisfist.”thisisntagoodti,jill.itjustisnt.”</p>
”isthatansgrappling</p>
ethingdifficult.</p>
ineedalittleti.”</p>
”youale.”</p>
”youk.youkneandinglife.”</p>
”ididntuntonthedendsingfroourexwife,”shesaid,</p>
thencaughtherself.</p>
”god,iorry,jack.thate.shesinaa.she</p>
ydie.”</p>
”shesnotdying.guessisshellhefirstofthe</p>
ious”iseeyouuntilthennotevenon</p>
saturdaynight”overthepastfeonths,jackhadspentevery</p>