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good of friends as the two of you

are.”

Sally smiled. “I don’t really

know. We almost never argue.

Martha is my best friend.”

I watched them through two years

of school and knew that it was not

just an act. They were genuinely best

friends. It was no surprise that after

Sally was hired at the local

hamburger joint, Martha soon was

working there, too, and they worked

amazingly well together.

One night, I was asked to pick up

a couple of gallons of root beer for a

party. The hamburger place where

Sally and Martha worked sold it fresh