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 my life. And," she added, "he'll never know, by the way I treat him, that he's missed anything by not having a truly daughter!" She walked toward the telephone. "I'm going to ring up Willie right now," she announced.

Astro watched her keenly. "It would be rather pleasant to have a daughter like that," he muttered to himself, and walked into the laboratory with a thoughtful scowl.