“I think you’re wrong—I know you are! Melody has more brains hidden in her head than you’ll ever have, despite those fancy degrees from fancy schools you’ve got posted all over your walls!” It was the doctor’s turn to blink. “You’ve got it easy—you have all your physical functions working properly. You never have to struggle just to be understood. You think you’re smart because you have a medical degree?” He was wise enough to keep his mouth shut and ashamed enough to lower his head. Mom was on a roll. “You’re not so intelligent, sir—you’re just lucky! All of us who have all our faculties
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