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Or we can go down themerger route. She wondered if she dared leave herthere while she did a quick recce; she'd have to. Glad it's over. No thanks.

So the bloody thing kept tellingme. But tomorrow is the first of the month. It was partly thechampagne itself, partly relief that the day was over, not toodisastrously after all, and partly that she could never stopgiggling once she'd begun. ust had an operation or something? He was aboutto try and make her at least understand how difficult life wasfor him, when he