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      mei
      ee
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      oi
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      TS
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      Re
      ee
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      ced
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      ss
     
     
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      ae
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      er
      eee
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      oe
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      pegs
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      crossed:
      my
      mind.
      Be
      nice,
      I.
      said
      to
      myself.-When-1
      got-out
      of
      the
     
     
      car,
      I
      left
      the
      cameras
      behind,
      despite
      my
      desire
      to
      visually
      capture
     
     
      what
      was
      about
      to
      happen.
      At
      the
      same
      moment
      that
      I
      closed
      the
     
     
      door
      to.
      Marc’scar,
      the’
      Viagiqeg
      aid
      s
      front.
      door.
      ae
      and.
      he
     
     
      appeared.
     
    

    
     
      Wearing
      a
      golf
      shirt
      and
      a
      pair
      ‘af
      dress
      path:
      ‘Wade
     
     
      observed
      that
      we
      were
      dressed
      up
      .
      Suddenly
      I
      felt
      self-conscious
     
     
      about
      our
      choice
      of
      attire
      and
      I
      wondered
      if
      the
      others
      felt
      the
      same.
     
     
      We
      each
      shook
      Wade’s
      hand
      as
      we
      entered
      his
      house
      ant
      introduced
     
     
      ourselves
      to
      him..
     
    

    
     
      _I
      was
      the
      first
      to
      present
      a
      gift.
      1
      gave
      him
      the
      bottle
      of
      wine
     
     
      and
      explained
      to
      him
      that
      we
      didn’t
      know
      much
      about
      wine
      and
     
     
      chose
      it
      because
      Stephan
      was
      from
      Cape
      Breton.
      Wade
      accepted
      the
     
     
      wine
      graciously..Ryan
      gave
      him
      the
      jar
      of
      pickles
      and
      Wade
      asked
     
     
      who
      made
      them,
      genuinely
      interested.
      Marc
      gave
      him.the
      candle
      and
     
     
      finally
      Stephan
      gave
      him
      the
      certificate.
      Wade
      looked
      at
      it,
      not-real-
     
     
      ly
      epeetee
      us
      to
      bring
      it,
      and
      told
      Stephan
      that
      he
      could
      keep
      it
      as
     
     
      a
      souvenir.
     
    

    
     
      We
      took
      off
      our
      shoes
      and
      Wade
      gave
      us
      a
      a
      tour
      of
      the
      house.
     
     
      From
      the
      outside,
      the
      house
      looked
      like
      an
      old
      farmhouse,
      but
      in
     
     
      reality
      it
      was
      only
      two
      years
      old.
      Before
      he
      became
      the
      President
      of
     
     
      UPEI,
      Wade
      decided
      to
      build
      a
      home
      for
      himself
      on
      this
      piece
      of
     
     
      property
      in
      Stanhope,
      overlooking
      the
      sand
      dunes.
      He
      was
      actively
     
     
      involved
      in
      every
      part
      of
      the
      design
      and
      decoration
      of
      the
      house
      and
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      things
      he
      specifically
      wanted
      to
      achieve
      was
      to
      make
      it
     
     
      look
      like
      an
      old
      farmhouse
      on
      the
      outside.
      On
      the
      inside,
      however,
     
     
      it
      is
      nothing
      like
      a
      farmhouse.
      It
      is
      open
      and
      spacious,
      with
      high
      ceil-
     
     
      ings
      and
      few
      rooms.
      The
      first
      floor
      has
      a
      living
      room,
      a
      kitchen
      and
     
     
      a
      sunken
      dining
      room.
      Windows
      line
      the
      side
      of
      the
      house
      facing
      the
     
     
      ocean
      and
      the
      view
      is
      quite
      nice.
      Unfortunately,
      with
      the
      clouds
      and
     
     
      the
      rain,
      said
      Wade,
      we
      would
      not
      be
      able
      to
      see
      the
      sunset
      that
     
     
      evening.
      _
     
    

    
     
      He
      took
      us
      upstairs,
      where
      he
      has
      another
      living
      area
      that
     
     
      looks
      over
      onto
      the
      sea.
      He
      also
      showed
      us
      his
      bedroom,
      where
      he
     
     
      has
      a
      desk
      built
      into
      the
      wall
      that
      faces
      the
      ocean
      and
      yet
      another
     
     
      window
      overlooking
      the
      water.
      I
      noted
      the
      Harry
      Potter
      books
      on
      his
     
     
      desk.
      Not
      moving
      to
      far
      into
      his
      bedroom,
      we
      also
      noticed
      that
      his
     
     
      bed
      was
      built
      into
      the
      wall
      like
      a
      bunk
      bed
      on
      submarine,
      only
      much
     
     
      larger.
      There
      was
      also
      a
      ladder
      that
      led
      up
      into
      a
      third
      level,
      where
     
     
      children
      like
      to
      go
      when
      he
      has
      families
      visit
      his
      house.
     
    

    
     
      Wade
      had
      paid
      a
      great
      attention
      to
      detail.
      The
      entire
      house
     
     
      was
      wired
      to
      his
      stereo,
      but
      I
      could
      not
      see
      any
      evidence
      of
      speak-
     
     
      ers.
      The
      floors
      were
      heated.
      He
      even
      helped
      design
      the
      dining
      room
     
     
      table
      so
      that
      he
      could
      join
      it
      with
      the
      coffee
      table
      in
      the
      living
      room
     
     
      for
      entertaining
      latee
      groupe
      pier
      a0
      this
      was
      what
      it
      was
      like
      to
     
     
      be
      rich.
     
    

    
     
      When.
      the
      tour
      was
      over,
      “Wade
      led
      us
      to
      the
      ifichen:
      where
     
     
      he
      was
      busy.
      preparing
      the
      meal.
      He
      opened
      his
      refrigerator
      and
     
     
      offered
      us
      some
      wine
      to
      drink,
      which
      made.
      Stephan
      and
      |
      a
      little
     
     
      uncomfortable
      since
      we
      don’
      t
      drink
      alcohol.
      We
      told
      him
      our
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      and
      he.
      offered
      us.
      some-orange
      juice,
      which
      we
      accepted.
      Wade
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $
     
     
      ¥
     
     
      43.
     
     
      a
     
     
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      immediately
      took
      out
      a
      can
      of
      frozen
      orange
      juice
      concentrate
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      made
      us
      our.juice
      on
      the
      spot.
      He
      also
      took.
      out
      a
      bottle
      of
      white
     
     
      wine
      that
      he
      was
      chilling
      in
      his
      refrigerator.and
      let
      Marc
      pour
      some.
     
     
      for
      the
      people
      who
      would
      drink
      wine.
      Marc
      poured
      three
      glasses:
     
     
      one
      for
      Ryan,
      one
      for
      Wade,
      and.
      one.
      for.
      himself.
      Wade,
      however,
     
     
      was
      working
      on.
      a
      glass
      of
      red
      wine
      that
      he
      kept
      near
      the
      stove,
     
     
      which
      Marc.
      did
      not
      notice
      until
      he
      had
      poured
      the
      glass.
     
    

    
     
      As
      Wade
      kept
      preparing,
      he
      showed
      us
      some
      photographs
     
     
      that
      he
      recently
      had
      developed.
      There
      were
      some
      beautiful
      photo-
      .
     
     
      graphs
      tha
      Wade
      had
      takien
      on
      a
      recent
      hiking
      excursion
      to
      Baffin’
     
     
      Island.
      He
      also
      _had
      some
      pictures
      of
      hin
      skating
      during
      a
      recent
      trip
     
     
      to
      Calgary.
      Finally,
      he
      showed
      us
      some
      photographs
      of
      him;
      Lori
     
     
      Kane,
      Pat
      Binns,
      and
      Jean
      Chretien
      playing
      a
      round
      of
      golf
      togeth-
      .
     
     
      er
      at
      the
      Links
      at
      Crowbush
      Cove.
      I
      asked
      him
      if
      he,
      as
      the
      president
     
     
      of
      UPEI,
      gets
      to
      hang
      out
      with
      such
      important
      people
      all
      the
      time,
     
     
      ai
      told
      me
      that
      this
      was
      rare.
      Wade-said
      that
      he
      was
      “the
      other
     
    

    
     
      y”
      in
      those
      photographes.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      conversation
      turned
      to
      other
      matters.
      We
      asked
      if
      we
      all
     
     
      worked
      for
      The
      Cadre
      and
      we
      told
      him
      we
      did.
      He
      did
      not.seem,
      to
     
     
      know
      much
      about
      the
      paper,
      except
      he
      really:
      like
      the
      articles
      that
     
     
      that
      “Jimbach”
      guy
      wrote.
     
    

    
     
      Wade
      delegated
      Stephan
      to
      handle
      the
      music
      and
      we
      men-
     
     
      tioned
      that
      we
      were
      organizing
      a
      concert
      that
      was
      happening
      the
     
     
      next
      week.
      Wade
      seemed
      rather
      impressed
      and
      he
      told
      us
      about
      how
     
     
      he
      used
      to
      organize
      musical
      events
      when
      he
      went
      to
      UPEI.
      He
     
     
      recalled
      one
      time
      when
      he
      booked
      an
      oompah
      band
      for
      what
      he
     
     
      thought
      seemed
      like
      an
      extreme
      amount
      of
      money.
      Indeed,
      it
      was
     
     
      much
      more
      than
      we
      were
      paying
      for
      any
      of
      the
      bands
      that
      we
      were
     
     
      having
      at
      our
      concert.
     
    

    
     
      Soon
      after,
      the
      meal
      was
      ready
      to
      begin.
      Wade
      put
      us
      all
      in
     
     
      charge
      of
      setting
      the
      table
      and
      we
      did
      so,
      trying
      to
      figure
      out
      where
     
     
      exactly
      we
      should
      place
      all
      of
      the
      silverware
      that
      he
      gave
      us.
      Marc
     
     
      seemed
      to
      know
      how
      to
      place
      everything
      because
      where
      he
      worked
     
     
      he
      got
      to
      watch
      people
      set
      tables
      all
      the
      time.
     
    

    
     
      We
      sat
      down
      and
      Wade
      told
      us
      to
      put
      the
      bowls
      that
      we
      had
     
     
      placed
      next
      to
      our
      plates
      on
      top
      of
      the
      plates
      because
      we
      were
      begin-
     
     
      ning
      with
      the
      soup.
      He
      brought
      over
      a
      bowl
      filled
      with
      steaming
     
     
      soup
      and
      filled
      our
      bowls.
      He
      told
      us
      that
      since
      it
      was
      Thanksgiving
     
     
      weekend,
      he
      had
      decided
      to
      give
      the
      meal
      a
      harvest
      theme.
      The
      soup
     
     
      was
      a
      spicy
      potato
      soup
      that
      Wade
      said
      would
      cure
      anybody
      of
      their
     
     
      stuffy
      sinuses.
      It
      was
      certainly
      flavourful
      and
      I
      would
      ae
      finished
     
     
      my
      bowlful
      had
      it
      not
      gotten
      cold
      so
      fast.
     
    

    
     
      Next
      was
      the
      main
      course.
      Wade
      brought
      plates
      and
      bowls
     
     
      to
      the
      table
      and
      he
      passed
      them
      around.
      Everything
      was
      good,
     
     
      although
      I
      do
      not
      recall
      everything
      that
      he
      had.
      I
      do,
      however
     
     
      remember
      the
      stuffed
      tomatoes,
      mostly
      because
      |
      remembered
      how
     
     
      every
      time
      Ryan
      bought
      a
      submarine
      sandwich
      at
      the
      Superstore
      he
     
     
      would
      offer
      me
      the
      tomato
      slices.
      I
      suppressed
      my
      laughter
      as
      I
     
     
      watched
      Ryan
      try
      to
      eat
      a
      small
      slice
      of
      the
      large,
      whole
      and
      ripe
     
     
      tomato.
      gh
     
     
      In
      an
      unusual
      turn,
      Wade
      rounded
      out
      the
      meal
      with
      a
      salad
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      en
      ae
      neg
      KR
      YL
      eee
      oT
      Sipe
      ate
      al
      ae
      i!
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