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Dialogueone

M:CanyouhavethebriefsfromtheAndersonfirmslawyeronmydeskbytomorrowmorning.Therearequiteafewverytimesensitivematterswiththiscase.ImafraidIcantwaitanylonger.

F:GettingthoseAndersonbriefshasbeenharderthanyoucanimagine.Ihavetriedtocontacttheirlawyermanytimes.ButeverytimeIcall,hissecretarysayshe’sinameetingoroutoftheofficeorawayonbusiness.Iambeginningtothinkheistryingtoavoidme.

M:Thatshighlypossible.Heknowsifwemissourfilingdeadline,wedon’tstandachancetocompeteagainstthemfor

thebid.Trytogetaholdofhimagain.Givehimacallandseeifhecanfaxthemfirstthing.

F:WhatifIcantspeaktohimdirectly?

M:Askhissecretarytofaxthem.Itsthesamething.HavethemfaxedoverwithacopyalsofaxedtoMartin’soffice.

F:HowdoIfindMartin’sfaxnumber?Isheinyourrollerdesk?

M:No,butyoucanalsocalltheirofficeandaskthesecretarytogiveyoutheirfaxnumber.I’llemailyoutheirofficenumberlatertoday.

F:Ok,Illgetonitfirstthing.

M:Besureyoudo,IneedthosebriefsASAP

Dialoguetwo

M:Didyouputthismorningsfaxesonmydesk?Imwaitingforsomeurgentfaxesfromheadquaters,Imprettysuretheycameinlastnight.

F:Evethingthatcameintheofficefaxmachinelastnightisallonyourdesk,butInoticedthatsomeoffaxescamethroughprettyblurred,maybeyoutakealookatthem,ifthecopyisunreadble,Illcallthenandaskthemtorefax.

M:Yeah,youregoingtohavetocallthemandgetthemtoberefax.Thesecopiesaresodark.Icantmakeoutanyofthewords.

F:Whataboutthatone?

M:Thisone?ThisoneissolightandIcanbarelyreadit.Howcanthatbe?

F:Youknow,Ithinkthefaxmachineisoutoftoner.Icanchangethetonercartridge.Thatshouldsolvetheproblem.

M:Yes,butthisonewillhavetoberefaxedaswell.Andlook,theresabout3pagesmissing.Itlookslikethefaxmachineatehalfofmyimport