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As the 737 gets to the front of the queue on the tarmac, and faces down the takeoff strip, she taps me on the arm.
As the 737 gets to the front of the queue on the tarmac, and faces down the takeoff strip, she pats me on the arm. <br>
“Oh, [[JC]], she says, it’s so nice to be here with you.
“Oh, [[JC]], she says, it’s so nice to be here with you. <br>
I pat her on the arm.
I pat her on her arm.
“Me too, mum.”
“You know, sitting here on the runway, it always makes me think of —” <br>
“You know, sitting here on the runway, it always makes me think of —” <br>
She trails off, looking warmly into the middle distance. <br>
She trails off, looking lovingly, happily, into the middle distance. <br>
“Of what, mum?” <br>
“Of what, mum?” <br>
“Of your grandmother. Dear old [[Grandma Contrarian]].”
“Of your grandmother. Dear old [[Grandma Contrarian]].”
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Make the most of it while you’ve got it, folks.
Make the most of it while you’ve got it, folks.



Revision as of 17:39, 21 December 2018

As the 737 gets to the front of the queue on the tarmac, and faces down the takeoff strip, she pats me on the arm.
“Oh, JC, she says, it’s so nice to be here with you.
I pat her on her arm. “Me too, mum.” “You know, sitting here on the runway, it always makes me think of —”
She trails off, looking lovingly, happily, into the middle distance.
“Of what, mum?”
“Of your grandmother. Dear old Grandma Contrarian.”

Make the most of it while you’ve got it, folks.

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