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Asa knew how to keep his head down and his mind on his work. He'd always done that, even in the worst of times. When he'd been a teen who was always getting his head shoved in the toilet for being different, his glasses broken, his puny body shoved into lockers, he'd brushed himself off and gone to work as a part-time maintenance worker at Loven's Bakeries. Today was no different to Asa. He was distracted by what had happened to Morty and his concern for Leah, but he would pour himself into his work and keep his mind on the day-to-day routines that had always saved him. If only he could forget the look of sheer sorrow on Leah's beautiful face, he might somehow make it through the day.
As Asa worked on emulsifying bagel samples, he looked up when he heard two sharp raps on the door fram
