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She gives a tight smile and takes it. “Thanks. Easton, this is Dr. George Alby. Dr. Alby is a professor in the English department and the chair of my dissertation committee. His collection of essays on Bradbury’s influence on contemporary literature just won the Reichart Prize of Excellence—one of the highest honors in our field.”

“I’m impressed,” I say with a smile that probably says I’m not