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\u201cClint McMahon,\u201d I answered, not looking up from the drawings.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMr. McMahon, this is\u00a0Eleanor Spencer<\/span><\/strong>, principal at\u00a0<\/span>Lakewood Academy<\/span><\/strong>.\u201d Her voice was crisp and formal. \u201cYour daughter is in my office. She\u2019s been expelled. You need to come get her immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYour daughter, Carrie. She\u2019s been involved in a serious incident. Please come now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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