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Russ:Why are you wheezing like that?

Cheryl:I'm not wheezing. I'm just a little short of breath.

My lungs feel like they've closed up.

Russ:Maybe you should get that checked out. You could have asthma.

Cheryl:Do you really think so?

My nasal passages have been stopped up, so I just thought I had a bad cold.

My sinuses hurt, too.

Russ:I'm not a doctor, but you may have something more serious, maybe bronchitis or pneumonia.

You need a chest x-ray or something.

Cheryl:Wow, so this could be something really serious?

Russ:Why do you sound hopeful that you have a serious condition?

Cheryl:I'm not. That would be stupid.

Russ:And yet, you sounded positively giddy that you might be laid up for a couple of weeks.

Does this have anything to do with your upcoming business trip to Abrahamville?

Cheryl:If you had to go to Abrahamville, wouldn't you wish for an out, too—any out?