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through the full range of emotions and changed beyond
measure in the last few years. The naive divorcee had changed into a strong
willed woman. With that bitter knowledge also came the wisdom to keep 's
heart and mind open for what lay ahead.
There was a future here, just had to find it. And someday she'd peel
back the layers of toughness in one of the hombres worked with
sufficiently to marry him. was alive and kicking despite the Company's
best efforts; surely that counted for something in the scheme of things. For
now, there was work and finding 's own little niche in society. 's time
would come again.
Newt seemed to be settling in without a fuss and coming to terms with losing
her family, in 's own way. The shell she'd retreated into on Acheron was
still there if you looked at 's the right way, but that would fade in time.
seemed a box of birds about school and never grizzled in the slightest,
so the vidphone call took 's by surprise one evening.
"Ms Ripley?"
"Speaking."
"Hello, I'm Miss Lindsay. I'm the guidance counsellor at Rebeccas school.
How are you?"
"Fine, thank you. Hows Newt... Rebecca settling in?"
"Good, very well, in fact. I'm
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