Seventy-Six

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Aaron "You zoned out on me. Are you okay, sweetheart?" Her voice softened; she was probably worried that I was still stressed from yesterday. I shook my head, feeling dazed, "Sorry, just thinking about the meeting," I recovered myself with a quick save. There was no way I could admit to blocking out my wife. I needed a coffee ... badly. "Does it have anything to do with what happened yesterday or are you talking about the mineral?" She pressed further, careful as not to say too much in front of little ears. "Both," I answered over my shoulder. I reached for the coffee pot and dragged a mug down from the top cupboard. "The Geologist is coming tomorrow to conduct some tests, and then there's the emergency Alpha meeting this afternoon," I rambled on whilst pouring myself a drink. "So, yo

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