"I hate guessing."
"I caught sixteen salmon today. With my bare hands."
"What? I thought you were helping with a grade school field trip."
"I was. Joyce's sister is in the class, and they needed more adult supervisors. Joyce has covered some classes for me, and I thought this would be a fun way to pay the debt."
"So, why were you fishing?"
"We were at the river."
"And you caught sixteen salmon? Riiiiiiiiiight. How long did this take?"
"Hour and a half."
"*Sixteen* salmon?"
"Sure. Course, they were only inch and a quarter long."
"Sandburg!"
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