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human
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extinction level
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yes
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in other news
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from the studios of kwtr it's the six
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o'clock newshour with charlie henson and
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denise clark
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good evening i'm charlie hinson and i'm
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denise clark
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tragedy today of epic proportions
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a gas explosion at a commuter airport
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kills upwards of 40 people
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information is still coming in but the
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destruction seems to be total
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both in the loss of life and property
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for more on this we go to our reporter
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in the field sally richards
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sally what can you tell us about what
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happened out there
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well denise i'm here at the parker
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county commuter airport and the scene
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speaks for itself
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total devastation
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we are about a mile from the actual site
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of the explosion but as you can see the
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airport is still burning
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even at this distance we can feel some
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of the heat from the fires
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precious little is known at this time
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except that a gas line exploded setting
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off a chain reaction that caused total
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destruction of the property and claimed
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the lives of about 40 people the
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destruction was not limited to just the
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parker county airport the gas line ran
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from the airport underground to a
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trailer park nearby
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we are told the name of that park is
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delacroix's delight trailer park we have
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learned that a mrs marguerite delacroix
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owned the property and rented out the
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mobile homes
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that park also was destroyed
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authorities and fire and medical
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personnel have been on site for several
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hours and still have not been able to
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get the blaze under any kind of real
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control
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during an earlier press conference i had
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the opportunity to ask fire chief benny
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lowen if he thought there would be any
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survivors from such an explosion
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he told me that this is the worst
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conflagration he has seen in his 20
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years of firefighting and that it would
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be a miracle if anybody could survive
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something like this
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once again a gas explosion has occurred
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at the parker county commuter airport
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and at delacroix's delight trailer park
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with what now appears to be total loss
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of life and property
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for kwtr this is sally richards
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reporting charlie denise back to you
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just tragic sally charlie here
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are authorities saying anything about
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identifying the bodies of those who died
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and when relatives might be notified
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well charlie from what we are hearing
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that is going to be a monumental and
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difficult task
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the explosion was so disruptive and the
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flame so hot it literally cremated the
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victims
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medical personnel are not even confident
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that dental records will aid them in
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identification there is just nothing
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left
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with the airport obliterated authorities
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are hoping the passenger manifests were
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stored off-site so that they can try to
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get a handle on just who might have
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perished here
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the trailer park likewise provides its
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own difficulties at this point it could
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be quite some time
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okay well thanks for following that
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story for us sally we'll check back in
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with you later
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in other news we go from the tragic to
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the downright bizarre it seems there
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were several assaults today at a local
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strip joint known as the beaver dam
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it started when one of the employees
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jenny harper became highly aggressive
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and begin attacking her boss when
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bartholomew's smalls
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the attack came in the form of bites and
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some of them quite severe witnesses said
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mr smalls was in his office in the back
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when they heard him screaming when
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several employees went in to see what
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was the matter miss harper started
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attacking them as well
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she seemed to calm down shortly
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thereafter but fled the scene before the
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police arrived
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authorities are asking for your help
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tonight in locating miss harper
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newer test to subjects
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colonel stephen bennett sat in his
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darkened office
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a small desk lamp was on
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its light casting him in deep shadow he
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stared straight ahead and waited for the
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phone call he knew was coming
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a moment later it did
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the phone's ring was jarring in the
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preternatural silence of the room
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colonel bennett did not jump at the
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sound
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he took the luxury of waiting for a
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second ring then leaned forward and
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picked up the receiver
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he did not say hello and the voice on
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the other end did not introduce
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themselves
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they knew each other and knew why they
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were speaking
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you saw the news
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yes
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colonel bennett said his voice flat and
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emotionless
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there are protocols in place that will
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mitigate the event
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colonel bennett sat back and ran his
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fingers through his hair
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he offered no response and the voice on
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the other end did not ask for one
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it's important now that we think about
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what comes after
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if we want the tree to grow tomorrow we
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must plant the seed today
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am i understood colonel
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colonel bennett stared straight ahead
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beyond the feeble reaches of his desk
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lamp into the recesses of his darkened
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workspace
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i understand
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he said
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when the protocols fail the official
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record should accomplish two things
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target a scapegoat and allege successful
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early trials
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the tree won't grow if those who remain
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think the seed was poisoned
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colonel bennett blinked he grit his
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teeth
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i understand
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he said
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dr krenor must be given everything he
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needs to render an effective termination
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perhaps the loss will not reach
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extinction level
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is he prepared
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colonel bennett side
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i will speak to him but yes he is
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prepared
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we will require updates on the work
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we have our projections but we'll be
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monitoring the protocols in real time
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explain to dr krenner that he has
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anything he needs but time
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sooner is better than later make sure he
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understands that colonel
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colonel bennett did not respond he sat
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and waited for the voice to finish
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you have a daughter isn't that right
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colonel
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there was a long pause
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the blood rushed from colonel bennett's
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face and he swallowed
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yes
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was all he said
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there was a longer pause on the other
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end of the line
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the ark is authorized
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colonel bennett blinked again
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he let out a long breath he hadn't
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realized he was holding
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i understand
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he
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said we'll speak again tomorrow
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there was no farewell salutation on
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either end
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only a click in the handset
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colonel bennett hung up the phone and
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reached to his left for another
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he hit a single button
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a single ring later dr krenner picked up
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colonel bennett did not waste his words
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begin human trials
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start with those from the trailer park
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but understand doctor your work now is
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termination of the agent
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human extinction level loss is an
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outlying parameter so be diligent with
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what you have am i making myself clear
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dr krenner
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satisfied with the doctor's answer
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colonel bennett pushed a button and hung
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up
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without hesitation he pushed another
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button this one for an outside line
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he dialed the number from memory
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four rings later the line picked up and
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a female voice answered
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hello
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steven bennett took another deep breath
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nicole
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it's your father
