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Dr. Balis:
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Hello?
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Ms. Bows:
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Hello, Doctor. This is Sylvia. I'm glad I caught you at
the office. How are you this evening?
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Dr. Balis:
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I'm doing well, thank you. What can I do for you? Are
you feeling all right?
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Ms. Bows:
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Oh, the life of a doctor. Every time the telephone rings
and it's your patient--the worries that must go through your mind.
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Dr. Balis:
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I don't mind. I like what I do.
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Ms. Bows:
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Well, my call isn't for Dr. Balis, the psychiatrist,
but for Charles Balis--an interesting, engaging, and very intelligent
man. I'm calling to invite you to a party. You hear the announcement
today?
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Dr. Balis:
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What announcement?
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Ms. Bows:
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It seems that some scientists were studying a meteor and
they might have discovered life on Mars, or at least life four and
a half billion years ago.
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Dr. Balis:
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Yes. I heard the press conference this morning. I think
it's wonderful.
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Ms. Bows:
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Yes. I think it's great too. Well in honor of this momentous
occasion, Rene and I are throwing a party. You are invited. And of course
you can bring your favorite Martian.
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Dr. Balis:
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That's very kind of you, but...
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Ms. Bows:
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The party will be at seven o'clock on Saturday at my
house. You have my address?
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Dr. Balis:
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Yes, I do. But Sylvia, as kind as it is to think of me,
I'm not sure it is a good idea for me to come. I'm your doctor and that
would put me in an awkward position as your guest at a social gathering.
I just don't think it would be appropriate for me to go.
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Ms. Bows:
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Please, Charles, stop being a doctor for one evening. You
are new to the Bay Area and you might enjoy meeting the locals. I promise
not to consider your coming as a lack of doctor-patient respect or as a
breaking of the bond that the therapy sessions created between us. Please,
I would like for you to come.
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Dr. Balis:
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I'll think about, Sylvia.
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Ms. Bows:
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Good. Have a nice evening, Doctor. I'll hope to see you
on Saturday.
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Dr. Balis:
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It's really very kind of you to think of me. Goodbye,
Sylvia.
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Doctor Balis' Notes on this Telephone Call
Transcripts of Sylvia Bows' Therapy Sessions
