‘Click’ went the lock, as the door swung open.
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…and turned it.
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…she fitted the key...
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…in the keyhole of the door to which the voice of her mother had directed her…
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…and…
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…went out into the corridor…
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…Bessie took the key…
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Placing the receiver in its cradle…
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…and Bessie could hear only a dial tone.
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And then the call was ended…
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“Remember I’m your mother and I love you,” she heard the voice of her mother say.
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…she saw one manifest before her eyes.
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…even as she looked…
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And yet…
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Bessie opened the drawer, but saw no key in it.
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…“and you will not be without hardship or sorrow.”
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…“though time will elapse”…
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…“will you find your way out of this house”…