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He seemed to know a little bit about everything, which made me feel like I knew nothing about anything, but if I spent enough time with him, perhaps I could know a little bit about everything as well.
When Katherine was younger, getting her to stop crying had been easy. She usually wanted something, and I could give it to her. A toy? Sure. A cookie before dinner? Ill-advised, but why not? A five-foot boa constrictor that eats frozen mice and escapes periodically? Sounds like a fun adventure! I could get her what she needed, bandage up any injury she had, tell her it would all be okay, and usually be right. I didn’t have many jobs in this world, but keeping Katherine from crying was an important one. And right now all signs would suggest that I had failed.
