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The mom: And then I said, ‘As if that man would know the difference between laundry and football!’ And he-
Diphtheria: Mother?
The Mom: Uh- just a minute, Vanessa. Why, Diphtheria, it’s not often I see you before lunchtime. You’re not sick or something, are you?
Diphtheria: No, Mother. I… was wondering if I could visit my Aunt Ann and my cousins in Wisconsin.