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"Earth to Carrie," Stu said.
Rooster had arrived with the beer. I reached for my mug and took a sip. "Sorry."
Stu leaned forward. "How are you doing?"
I lifted my hand off the table and rocked it back and forth.
"And the Mayers?"
Excerpted from The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer Copyright 2002 by Ann Packer. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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