"I still have my limits," Sam replied with a smile, but it was such a nice thing to say. "But thank you. What do you think we should do now?" Because Scott listened to everyone's ideas, but he (generally) always heard Hank's.
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"I still have my limits," Sam replied with a smile, but it was such a nice thing to say. "But thank you. What do you think we should do now?" Because Scott listened to everyone's ideas, but he (generally) always heard Hank's.