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Cliff was as kind and mild-mannered a husband and father
as you d ever want to meet. He worked hard, made a decent
living, was active in his church, and loved to putter in his
garden.
One summer day Cliff pulled his year-old power lawn
mower out of the shed and rolled it onto his beautifully land-
scaped back lawn. He attached the bagger, set the
controls on "START," and pulled the cord. Nothing. He pulled
again. The engine turned over a couple of times, coughed, then
died. He pulled again, again, and again. With each vigorous
pull of the cord the engine belched smoke and gas fumes but
wouldn t start.
Finally, after another hearty pull, the engine roared to
life. Cliff straightened up and adjusted the throttle, but before
he could take a step the engine died again. He stared at the
mower and sighed deeply. Then he tried to restart it-once,
twice, three times-but it wouldn t kick in. After glaring
at the mower for several seconds Cliff turned and walked
toward the house.
Janice had noticed through the kitchen window that her
husband was having trouble with the mower. "Is the mower
broken?" she asked as Cliff walked in the back door and
through the kitchen. He didn t answer her, didn t even ac-
knowledge her presence. He just walked past her and down
the hall to the den. In a couple of moments he came back
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