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“sotis,ittakesaoldsorayaonenight.</p>

“ayearisntair”shesaid,inatersevoiethings.”</p>

“thesseeadoctor.”</p>

dr.rosen,aroundbelliednpfaotelyslavic.hehadapassionfortrainshisofficeodellootives,paintingsoftrainstrundlingontracksthroughgreenhillsandoverbridges.asignabovehisdeskread,lifeisatraionboard.</p>

helaidouttheplanforus.idgetahoganydesk.“anspluingislikehisnd:sile,veryfeakingyou.”ibingtoallofhisuples.</p>

“luckyus,”sorayasaid.</p>

dr.rosenlaughed.itfellafeealabslipandaplastieroutinebloodtests.eaboard,”hesaid,ashesho.</p>

ipassedhflyinglors.</p>

thefeonthsperatures,bloodtestsforeverynone,uriests,sothingorebloodtests,andreuriests.sorayaunderaproalledahysterospydr.roseeda</p>

telespeintosorayasuterusandtookalookaround.hefoundnothing.“thepluingsclear,”heannounced,snappingoffhislatexgloves.is.hetestshatheuldntexplainhavekids.and,apparently,thatsounusual.itility.”</p>

theofluck,regrettingtheyuldhest.</p>

yopayforit.ivfprovedlengthy,tiatelyunsuagazineslikegoodhousekeepingandreadersdigest,afterendlesspapergoroolitbyfluorestlights,therepeatedhuliationofdiscussingeverydetailofoursexlifeeions,backtodr.rosenandhistrains.</p>

hesataus,tappedhisdeske.sorayacriedallthee.</p>

sorayabroketheneilahadixedellofokingfish.t.ybeiteanttobe.”</p>

sorayakeptlookingdourred.</p>

geaherisheadsnappedupatthis.heclosedthebarbecuelid.“hedid”</p>

“hesaidition,”sorayasaid.</p>

eaboutadoption.sorayabivalentatbest.“iknoaybevain,”shesaidtoohatidholditinarandknoybloodhadfeditfoihs,thatidlookinitseyesonedayaartledtoseeyouor,thatthebabyileorne.houtthat...isthatwrong”</p>