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“Shh, yourself!”

Billie jolted awake. Two people had come

through the front entrance and were talking

very loudly to each other. Billie, curled up in

the chair, was still out of sight behind the

high reception counter. She wasn’t sure

what to do. Receptionists were supposed to

greet visitors and say things like “Can I help

you?” weren’t they? Billie wondered if, as

she was sitting in the receptionist’s chair,

she ought to say something like that. But

then:

“Right then, Mick. Where’s the cash box

with the money in?”

“It’s in that little cupboard behind the

counter, George!”

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