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I’ve been trying to reach my mother for over two hours and I keep getting a busy signal.

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Her face scrunched up, confused and prune-like for a split second, then she smiled. Her teeth were perfectly straight, but dishwater dull. “Um, yeah. That’s right. I’m Grandma’s best kept secret,” she declared, emphasizing Grandma like a special at the local supermarket. So the havoc-wreaking Melody was family, thought Barney.

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