Word: marian
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...MARIAN, I soon discovered, was a nurse whose whereabouts were continually in question. For some reason, it was often suspected that she was in my room when I was on the verge of sleep...
...MARIAN? MARIAN? IS MARIAN THERE?" the loudspeaker by my bed periodically bellowed...
...WHAT? MARIAN? ARE YOU THERE?" it answered...
Eventually it got to be too much. When the speaker for the fifth time rang out "MARIAN? MARIAN? MARIAN? ARE YOU THERE? IS MARIAN THERE?" I screamed: "YES, damn it, its true! She's been lying here all along! Marian is here! HA HA HA HA! I kidnapped Marian...
This prevented future searches for Marian in my room, although it did little to halt the telephone and blood pressure fiascos. I didn't need the blood pressure tests so often (my doctor later agreed), I didn't need a telephone for "Herman" (the doc also concurred on this one), and I certainly didn't know who Marian was (neither...