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The footsteps cease at the door and a figure can be seen outlined through the frosted glass panel. The handle turns and the woman walks in. Rob disappears behind a wall of jars and tubes; he can be heard at intervals, shuffling about, running water into sinks, generally keeping himself out of harm´s way. MAP, on the other hand, seems merely to adjust his loose stance by the bench in order to confront his uninvited guest, ´Pat Horner! What brings you to this neck of the woods?´ There are images from nature of slugs with salt on their tails curling up in his mind as Pat moves past him; the clicking of her heels making it impossible to concentrate. Map holds his head in his hands visibly trying to concentrate. It`s as if someone is dragging their nails across a chalk board, and indeed the audience hears the sound and sees the horrendous image of a woman`s nails dragging screaming notes from a chalk board as she drags her fingernails down.

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Bright, Robin
Dr Robin Aaron Bright has taught English language since ´94 - Hungary, Poland, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, Libya, China, Turkey, the Czech Republic, and Azerbaijan. ´Rab´ began writing for U.K. Pilgrims´ Humanizing Language Teaching in 2008, and is also a contributor to Poland´s The Teacher magazine.

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