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“MynameisAdolfMeth.I'm88yearsold，andIhaven'thadthismanywrongnumbersinonedayin20years!”
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&alkedfor10minutes.Adolfhadnofamily，nofriends.Everyonehehadbeeohaddied.Thenwediscoveredwehadsomethinginp;apos;dworkedfortheNewYorkCityPoliceDepartmentfornearly40years.Tellihisdaysthereasaoroperator，heseemediing，evenfriendly.IaskedifIcouldcallhimagain.
“Whywouldyouwannadothat?”
heasked，surprised.
“Well，maybewecouldbephonefriends.Youknow，likepenpals.”
&ed.“Ios;tmind...havingafriendagain.”
Hisvoidedalittletentative.
IcalledAdolfthefollowingafternoonandseveraldayslater.Easytotalkwith，herelatedhismemoriesofWorldWarIandII，theHindenburgdisasteraorits.Hewasfasg.Igavehimmyhomeandoffiumberssohecouldcallus.Hedid-almosteveryday.
IwasnotjustbeingkindtoaloalkingtoAdolfortanttome，becauseI，too，hadabiggapinmylife.Raisedinesandfosterhomes，Ineverhadafather.Gradually，Adolftookonakindoffatherlyimportaalkedaboutmyjobandcollegecourses，whidedatnight.
Adolfwarmedtotheroleofselor.WhiledisgadisagreementI'dhadervisor，ItoldmyhinkI'vehaditwithhi”
“os;stherush?”
Adolfed.“Letthings.WheasoldasIam，youfindoutthattimetakescareofalot.Ifthiworse，thenyoutalktohi”
Therewasalongsilence.“Youknow，”
hesaidsoftly，“Iamtalkingtoyoujusttheos;dtalktoaboyofmyoantedafamily-and.You'retooyoungtoknowhowthatfeels.”
No，Ios;t.I'dalwayswantedafamily-aIdidn'tsayanything，afraidIos;tbeabletoholdbackthehurtI'dfeltf.
Oneevening，Adolfmehbirthdaywasingup.Afterbuyingapieceoffiberboard，Idesigneda“2×5”
greetingcardwithad89it.IaskedalltheyOffiissinit.Igatherednearlyahuures.Adolfwouldgetakickoutofthis，Iknew.
os;dbeentalkingonthephoneforfourmonthsnow，andIthoughtthiswouldbeagoodtimetomeetfacetoface.SoIdecidedtodeliverthecardbyhand.
Ididn'ttellAdolfIwasing;Ijustdrovetohisaddressahecarupthestreetfromhisapartmemanwassmailinthehallwaywhehebuilding.HenoddedasIcheckedthemailboxesforAdolf'sartment1H，some20feetfromwhereIstood.
&pouhext.Wouldwehavethesamechemistryiwehadonthephohefirststabofdoubt.Maybehewouldrejectmethewaymyfatherrejectedmewheofmylife.ItappedonAdolf'sdoor.Whentherewasnoanswer，Iknockedharder.
&manlookedupfr.“Noone'sthere，”
hesaid.
“Yeah，”
Isaid，feelingalittlefoolish.“Ifheansweredhisdoorthewayheanswershisphohismaytakeallday.”
“Areyouarelativeorsomething?”
“No，justafriend.”
“I'mreallysorry，”
hesaidquietly，“butMr.Methdieddaybeforeyesterday.”
Died?Adolf?Foramoment，Ip;apos;taoodthereinshoddisbelief.Then，pulliher，Ithamaothelate-msuowardthecar，misty-eyed.
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