If you're listening to this, are you listening to this?

I wish I knew if you were listening to this.

For the purposes of this tape, for the purposes of this, I hope final tape, I am going to

assume you are listening to it.

I hope you are listening because I have some explaining to do, and it is difficult to

make explanations if no one is listening when you make them.

I also hope you are listening because if you are listening, that means you are okay.

If you are listening, you are fine.

If you are listening, you are alone right now.

Except for people who occasionally walk their pleasant dogs far away from you along the

beach.

For the purposes of this tape, I am going to assume you are listening.

You are alone.

You are fine.

So let me explain first about your sister.

Let me explain first about now.

This procedure, when the institute begins to find someone interesting, to interview people

they know, people who may be able to provide insights, people who may turn out to be interesting

themselves.

It is fortunate that a certain institute worker whose job does not necessarily include

interviewing such subjects, happened upon details concerning a pair of sisters who had become

re-acquainted.

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