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“Oops!” Billie said to herself. “Oh, well.

This will do for now I suppose.”

She looked around under the desk

counter for something to do, but there

wasn’t really anything interesting. So she

settled down in the surprisingly comfy chair.

The sun shone through the large glass

doors and windows making the reception

area very warm and cosy. Billie could still

hear all the commotion going on along the

upstairs corridor. It didn’t sound as though

anyone had got that machine under control

yet. She thought about turning the volume

down on her hearing aid. Then she would

be able to pretend the noise wasn’t there.

There was a time when Billie liked to turn

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