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ОглавлениеFrom: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>
Subject: Hello
Date: May 20, 11:50 AM
To: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>
Researcher 101,
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Things haven’t been great between my husband and me, which makes it hard to answer the questions. Especially the ones about us falling in love.
All the best,
Wife 22
From: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: May 20, 11:53 AM
To: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>
Wife 22,
That’s completely understandable given the circumstances, although I have to say you do a wonderful job with the questions. You seem to remember all the details, which, come to think of it, may have something to do with the difficulty you’re experiencing. You recall your past so vividly. When I read your #31 I almost felt like I was there. I’m curious. Are you able to experience the present with the same sort of attention to detail?
I hope things have improved with your husband’s job situation.
Sincerely,
Researcher 101
From: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: May 20, 11:55 AM
To: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>
Researcher 101,
I’m not sure they’ve improved, but at least I’ve cut down the time I spend in the grocery store trying to choose between Minute Maid or Tropicana. Now I just grab the SunnyD. And no, I am not capable of experiencing the present with the same sort of attention to detail. But once the present becomes the past I seem to have no problem attending to it obsessively. :)
Wife 22
From: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: May 20, 11:57 AM
To: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>
Wife 22,
What ever happened to Tang?
Researcher 101
From: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: May 20, 12:01 PM
To: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>
Researcher 101,
You know, I can’t help playing “what if” right now. What if I had been a biker, not a runner? What if William had married Helen of Troy instead of me?
Sincerely,
Wife 22
From: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: May 21, 1:42 PM
To: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>
Wife 22,
In my experience “what if” is a very dangerous game.
All the best,
Researcher 101
