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Kathryn had just finished chopping vegetables for dinner when her phone buzzed. It was Julie. “Hey babe,” Julie said, “how’s the second week been? Any more workplace safety videos from the 1980s?” “No, thank god.” Shitty safety videos were one of the mysterious and incurable quirks of government work.“So, are we still on for this weekend?” “Yeah, about that…” Kathryn started. She knew that Julie would pick up on her tone immediately. The number of times she’d had to cancel a date or a weekend for work was inexcusable. “Seriously?”“Yeah. I’m ...
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