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Early July morning. The sun was about to rise. The streets of Oldwood are singing birds. It seems that the whole city is happy with the warm summer morning. Dan woke from the voice outside the window, which swore loudly. It was his neighbor. He scolded his dog, who once again chewed on the fresh newspapers that the mailman had just brought.

After a bit of lying in the bed, Dan began to gather in the medical hospital – the place of his internship. Today he had to arrive there by 10 o’clock in the morning. He washed himself, prepared a strong black coffee and began to gather in the hospital. Dan liked shirts more than other clothes, so he put it on her. It was a size bigger, so it hung slightly. Under a white shirt Dan wore a black tie, and under black trousers he put on shoes with a small heel. Dan did not like shoes very much, because he was not comfortable with them, but on the first day of his internship he still decided to wait a little. Dan drank his cold coffee, polished his shoes and went to the hospital. He was two blocks from Dan’s house, so Dan decided to walk.

Arriving at the hospital, he noticed an interesting feature of the building: it looked very modern for those places. Entering the hospital, Dan greeted the guard:

– Good morning!

– Hello, sir.

– You do not tell me whom to contact me? The fact is that I was sent to you for an internship …

“Ah, it’s you,” the guard said. – I was warned about you. Rise to the second floor in the office number 27. They will help you there.

– Many thanks!

Dan went to the office number 27 and knocked on the door.

“Come in,” was heard from the inside.

Dan went into the study:

– Good morning! I was sent to you for an internship from Brooklyn.

“Dan Smith, if I’m not mistaken?” Asked the woman in a medical gown and glasses, about fifty years old.

– That’s right.

“Aimee Jones, head physician at the Oldwood Medical Hospital,” she said.

– Very nice.

They shook hands. Amy asked Dan about how he got there, whether he likes the city and what he thinks about the hospital. Dan replied that he was satisfied with everything. Then Amy Jones told him about the hospital, about his history. It turns out that it was built in the 18th century! And the appearance of the building so you will not tell. After that, the head physician showed him the hospital.

“And here you will conduct your internship.” She pointed to room number 18. “This is the cardiology room.”

Dan studied on the specialty of “cardiology” and therefore he had to work here.

Amy and Dan went into the study. At the table sat a doctor of about thirty or thirty-five with a shaved head and a small beard of a large build. He put down the folder with the documents, stood up and held out his hand to Dan:

– Jim Richards.

“Dan Smith,” Dan shook his hand.

– This is the head of the department of cardiology Dr. Richards. He will supervise you.

Further, Amy Jones briefly gave directions to Dr. Richards about the forthcoming work and went into her office. At this time, Dr. Jim Richards and Dan talked a little about life, about the hospital, about work and about every little thing. Dan liked to talk with Dr. Richards, because his voice was very calm and it was relaxing.

After lengthy discussions about everything in the world, Dr. Richards gave Dan the first assignment. It was relatively simple: to get acquainted with the personal affairs of the patients of the cardiology department. This was the only assignment for today. It seemed easy for Dan, however it was exhausting: the patients in the department were about twenty-five and it was necessary to study each case.