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Suddenly!the!man!looked!up!from!his!phone!and!he!seemed!to!be!very!surprised.!He!stopped!in!his!tracks.!!
He!looked!at!the!houses!to!the!left,!to!the!right,!behind!him,!ahead!of!him!and!then!at!us,!his!head!jerking!in!

all!directions!like!a!chicken.!
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He!looked!back!at!his!phone,!then!up!at!the!street,!and!then!at!us!again.!
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He!was!clearly!confused.!!“Where!am!I?”!he!asked!us.!
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Kimmi!sounded!disappointed!when!she!responded,!“On!Parker!Street.”!
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More!as!a!surprise!than!a!question,!the!man!replied,!“What?!?”!!
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Kimmi!repeated!in!the!same!tone!of!voice,!“On!Parker!Street.”!
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The!man!sounded!even!more!confused,!“Parker!Street?!!Where!is!Parker!Street?”!
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Kimmi!looked!at!me!and!asked,!“How!did!that!not!work?”!
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I!replied,!“I!guess!there!are!lots!of!Robert!Steven!Halls!in!the!world.”!
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The!man!looked!at!us!as!if!we!were!wizards,!which,!in!a!way,!we!were.!!“How!did!you!know!my!name?”!
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Again,!I!thought!quickly.!!“Long!story,”!I!said.!“And!you!will!never!believe!it.”!!I!pointed!down!the!street.!!“If!
you!walk!to!the!end!of!the!second!block!and!turn!right,!you’ll!find!a!small!diner.!!Order!lunch!and!before!you!

are!done!eating,!you’ll!be!home!again.”!
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