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    The Bells

    “Don’t the bells seem loud to you this morning?” I asked the woman standing in my kitchen. “Not any different than normal.” She answered glancing toward the door. I finished mixing the herbs she wanted to relieve her headaches. I’d asked her to share a cup of tea but she declined, preferring to stand in my kitchen with her coat still on. “Same dose as before?” she asked. “Yes and might I suggest a different hiding place this time. So Harvey doesn’t find them again.” She kept her head down as she mumbled, “of course.” She handed me my fee and scurried out the door. I watched her hurry down…