Chapter Four-1

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Chapter Four Crime Punishment I arrive in Dr. Astin’s office out of breath. It took a monumental effort to extricate myself from a business meeting and make it half way across town to be in the doctor’s office at the assigned time. He was very clear about being prompt. Of course, I wouldn’t have had this problem if I’d listened to my voicemail a few hours before, just after he called. For some reason it never dawned on me that my next appointment with the doctor would be made this way. As I enter the office, the man can tell I’ve been running. “Sorry,” I say, as I slip into my seat. “Ten minutes late, and all you have to say is sorry?” “What should I say?” I ask sheepishly, like a little kid caught in a lie. “Perhaps you didn’t think I was serious about my instructions.” The affable

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