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Tomorrow is my Field Manipulation final exam. It’s probably the most difficult one I have to face, so I’ve been studying extra hard for it. At least, I’m trying to study. My mind keeps wandering toward thoughts of Eric. I had arranged to meet him at a café for a little lunch. I arrived there on time, but Eric was late, so I ordered a cup of coffee and waited. It was about twelve minutes later that he finally showed up, though it seemed like longer. I was happy to see him, but that didn’t last long. He appologized for being late, saying he was working on a last minute term paper, and he still hadn’t finished, so he couldn’t stay. Needless to say, I’m pretty bummed about it.

There’s one other thing on my mind, a strange incident I still can not explain. I received a package in the mail. It was a long narrow box with a return address I did not recognize. I couldn’t imagine what it was or who had sent it. I gave it a little shake before trying to open it. I heard only a muffled thud from inside. So, I cut through the packaging tape and opened the box. Inside I saw something wrapped up in a heavy cloth. Opening the cloth, I found something rather perplexing, a mahogany cane with a rose-shaped handle. This I knew to be the cane of Dr. Doby. But why would Dottie’s physics professor want to send me his cane? Didn’t he need it to… well, you know… walk? I plan to visit Dr. Doby again as soon as I get a chance. I’d like to know what this is all about. confused