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finally cracking. "A vasectomy? Without his conse

spital, Alistair. And to you personally, over the y

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he dark, the sterile smell

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a day later. I was wheeled in

wouldn't m

Izzy was there,

tors did their best with you

mention any

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the date Izzy had told me

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