# The Thawing of Mara
# Janet Dailey
# Mills and Boon 1980
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#This book was typed onto the computer by
#Elaine Vail in the Dept. Electronics and Computer Science
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#Sebastian Rahtz January 6 1987
#Computer Science
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<T The thawing of Mara>
<A Janet Dailey>
<C 1>
'MARA?'
Over the whine of the electric mixer, Mara heard her name called, but she
didn't bother to acknowledge it. Instead she added more sugar to the egg
whites and continued to beat them until they formed stiff peaks. She was
spooning the meringue on to the pie filling when she heard the hum of the
wheelchair approaching the kitchen.
'Mara, the mailman just drove by.' The chair rolled to a stop inside the
ro . . .