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Ronald and I could never have.

She has no interface, I sent into that
silence.

Not at all?

No.

Did they tell you anything about her?

Only that sheТd been orphaned. You know,
the standard stuff. I felt odd, sending
that. I had asked for information, of
course, at every step. And my husband had.
And when we compared notes, I learned that
each time we had been told the same
thingЦthat we had asked for a child, and
we would get one, and that childТs life
would start fresh with us. The past did
not matter.

The present did.

How old is she?

Seven.

Hmmm. The procedure wonТt be involved, but
there might be some dislocation. SheТs
been alone in her head all this time. Is
she stable enough for the change?

I was genuinely perplexed. I had never
encountered an unlinked child, let alone
lived with one. I didnТt know what
"stable" meant in that context.

My silence had apparently been answer
enough.

IТll do an exam, he sent. DonТt worry.

Good. I got ready to terminate the
conversation.

You sure everythingТs all right there? he
sent.

ItТs as right as it always is, I sent, and