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@@@@@ She paused, then rushed onShe says a person can't close the door on the past, she can only make amends and go onI understood that, but I didn't know how to start making amends to you, Eddie "Pam, you don't owe me any-" 562 "My therapist says it isn't about what you think, it's about what I think That sounded a lot like the old Pam, so maybe she'd found the right therapist "And then your friend Wireman called and told me you needed helpand he sent me those pictures I can't wait to see the actual thingsI mean, I knew you had some talent, because you used to draw those little books for Lin when she was so sick that year-" "I did?" I remembered Melinda's sick year; she'd had one infection after another, culminating in a massive bout of diarrhea, probably brought on by too many antibiotics, that had landed her in the hospital for a weekShe lost ten pounds that springIf not for summer vacation - and her own grade-A intelligence - she would have needed to repeat the second gradeBut I couldn't remember drawing any little books "Freddy the Fish? Carla the Crab? Donald the Timid Deer?" Donald the Timid Deer rang a very faint bell, way down deep, but 563 "Angel thought you should try to get them published, don't you remember? But these Did you know you could do it?" "NoI started thinking something might be there when I was at the place on Lake Phalen, but it's gone farther than I thought it would I thought of Wireman Looks West and the mouthless, noseless Candy Brown and thought I'd just uttered the understatement of the century "Eddie, will you let me do the rest of the invitations the way I did the sample? I can customize them, make them nice "Pa-" Almost Panda again"Pam, I can't ask you to do that "I'll write them and e-mail them to Mr You can check them over before he prints them He's quite a jewel, your MrThe two of you really ganged up on me "We did, didn't we?" She sounded deligh