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After his last class, Dan wandered to the school library, entered the reference section, and selected a volume that he’d looked at before. In the V-section of American Men of Science, he located his father’s name and read again the list of degrees, accomplishments, and honors, staring for some time until his vision blurred. He wasn’t sure why he did this, for he already knew what was there. Without a doubt his father was a big shot, a leader in his field. On one hand, it made him proud to have such a father. On the other hand, it made him feel inadequate. And angry.
He reshelved the book and went to his locker to retrieve the brown bag. The hallway was deserted, so he stuffed the thing in his pants pocket and left the building by the rear door that led to the athletic fie
