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"Yhra, can you tell me what this report is that I'm meant to furnish you with?" There is also the following issue of contention: I shook my head and dusted the dust off of my clothes, which were strewn over the floor.

"Ma'am?"

"Can you tell me the reason?" I queried, dropping the cloth I had been using to spread dust over the dusty volumes in the course of asking the question.

"The book you included in the shipment is inaccurate, and I told you to double-check the book four times before it was sealed and shipped, so why didn't you?" "Why did I instruct you to check it four times before it was sealed and delivered?" "Because the book you put in the box is incorrect; didn't I tell you to check it four times before it was sealed and delivered?" Ms. Leonor was embarrassed, and so I scratched the back of my neck to relieve the pressure.

He hired me to clean and pack the books he had brought. He was generous with his payment. He has a business that specializes in antique books, and he sells