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           WhentherepfromUpjohndidn’tturnuppromptlyatten,Louisgaveinandcalledtheregistrar’soffice.HespokewithaMrs.Stapleton,whosaidshewouldsendoveracopyofVictorPascow’srecordsimmediately.WhenLouishungup,theUpjohnguywasthere.Hedidn’ttrytogiveLouisanything,onlyaskedhimifhehadanyinterestinbuyingaseasontickettotheNewEnglandPatriots"gamesatadiscount.

           "Nope,"Louissaid.

           "Ididn’tthinkyouwould,"theUpjohnguysaidglumlyandleft.

           AtnoonLouiswalkeduptotheBear’sDenandgotatunafishsandwichandaCoke.HebroughtthembacktohisofficeandatelunchwhilegoingoverPascow’srecords.HewaslookingforsomeconnectionwithhimselforwithNorthLudlow,wherethePetSematarywas...avaguebelief,hesupposed,thattheremustbesomesortofrationalexplanationevenforsuchaweirdoccurrenceasthis.MaybetheguyhadgrownupinLudlowhad,maybe,evenburiedadogoracatupthere.

           Hedidn’tfindtheconnectionhewaslookingfor.PascowwasfromBergenfield,NewJersey,andhadcometoUMOtostudyelectricalengineering.Inthosefewtypedsheets,Louiscouldseenopossibleconnectionbetweenhimselfandtheyoungmanwhohaddiedinthereceptionroomotherthanthemortalone,ofcourse.

           HesuckedthelastCokeoutofhiscup,listeningtothestrawcrackleinthebottom,andthentossedallhistrashintothewastebasket.

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