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A clatter reverberated throughout the empty bakery as Sam slid the last table from the center of the customer area. He picked up a three-foot roll, laid it down on the floor in the open space he had created and unrolled the new banner.
“Here’s the new sign with the new opening date,” Sam said, pointing to the floor. “You like the cake and balloon graphics?”
“We need to expose her to more facts, more quickly, so she can draw her own conclusions sooner,” Ping said, leaning against a glass display, staring out the front windows.
“What? Expose who to what?”
“Your sister. We need to expose her to more of the reality of the situation in order to convince her to help us.”
“Good luck. She won’t even admit she’s my sister,” Sam said. He dropped down on his knees an
