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January 22, 2021

 

You are waiting for Carol at Kroger's on North State after stopping at Hallmark for two funny cards for her birthday tomorrow. Next Tuesday you are having an early dinner at Texas Roadhouse with Steve and Karen Gardner, one of your old longtime friends (Class of 1960) from Westerville at Emerson Junior High. I am looking forward to helping you with your 'haunting' story of a lifetime. I like the title, The Gravedigger's Tale. You are no Doc Martin of British TV fame but some of your eccentric ways were forged before the grave digging. I will be the narrator of the Background (of the story) and the Afterword with as few words as reasonable in each section. – Ms. Havisham

 

1548. Thank you, Ms. Havisham. This may be an interesting story after all – nonfiction to fiction to nonfiction. I am hoping I can put a final word within the story about 6 January 2021. 

 

We can do that in the Epilogue, an update with your thoughts, as you look at your headstone in late January and think of how Diplomat might be viewing your scene. – Ms. H. 

 

1557. What an interesting concept. She is still in my head after all; she and the rest of the characters. They will be buried with me, of course. 

 

No, they won't, Mr. Orndorff. – Ms. Havisham

 

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