He looked out and recognized me. Shaking his head “no,” he waved his hand “goodbye!” Bent on following instructions to the letter, I continued walking toward my man with a serious face. (This is one time where a smile is not in order.) Mr. Eliason said, in a stern tone: “No. I’m not going to do anything. I’ve decided to drop the matter. I might take it up again six months from now.” As he spoke, I deliberately removed the application from my pocket, and unfolded it, continuing to walk toward him. Arriving at his side, I laid it on his desk, directly in front of him. Then I spoke the first
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