“It’s okay to tell them no – you don’t have to be mean about it,” Carlos said. “We tell Seres not to touch the cabinets without an adult around, right?”
“Well I don’t want to scold them or anything. It’s my job to whisper nice things and feed. That’s how they grow big and strong.” They had the sudden thought of what they could do to discourage the screaming. Themself and Carlos. It made them get flushed, then it made their stomach tighten with nerves
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