“Ok, I'll take your word for it,” 
Axel said and buzzed us in. “Don't     
forget to give us a call when you set  
the date.”                             
     "I promise," Beth nodded, and I   
also knew she meant it. “We figure the 
Spring sometime, maybe the first       
weekend. Right, hon?”                  
     “Sounds like a plan to me,” I     
said, almost dragging Beth through the 
door with me. "We'd love to stay and   
chat, but I’ve got a cab waiting       
outside..."                            
     "Oh absolutely, just make sure you
let me know when you set the actual    
date."                                 
     "We will, and like Beth says,     
you're at the top of the list, and oh, 
while we're here, I'm gonna give her a 
quick tour. She's never been inside    
* before."                                 
     "Just make sure she's wearing one 
of those pink contamination suits."    
     "Gotcha," I said, and the door    
clicked shut behind us, sounding like a
bolt of thunder.                       
     That stopped me for a second, but 
I took a deep breath and hurried on    
with Beth right by my side.            
     We took a right at the end of the 
hallway, and that led us to some       
stairs. They went down one floor, and  
at the bottom, were a couple doors. I  
used my badge, and then we were inside.
     We went down a couple more steps, 
and around one more corner, before I   
announced, "This is it. This is where I
work."                                 



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