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If all you have is speculation, you have nothing. Without facts, all you have is smoke and mirrors.
KEVIN MURDOCK, COLLECTED SAYINGS
Heather was lying on her back on the sturdy table Mei Lee had built, sweat running down her face.
“H-o-l-y s**t! That one hurt!”
“Just take it easy, Heather,” Doctor Harris said soothingly. “The first kid is always the hardest. Try to relax, as best you can. And breathe.” She lifted a deer hide and peeked under it and probed with her fingers.
“Everything okay, Doc?” Murdock said.
“Don’t kibitz, Kevin, or I’ll insist you leave.” She looked at his concerned face.
“Can I just step out for a bit, too?” Heather said, between spasms, her beautiful hair plastered to her forehead with sweat.
“You stay put, young lady. I can’t have my patients walking out
