It's kind of a foster-mother or surrogate-mother [situation]. Not that she'll nurse them or anything. But just show them what they are, not a human or dog or something.

Our foster-nurse of nature is repose

It's kind of a strange situation to be in. There are not a lot of guys to go to for advice or solace ... You've just got to have patience. We all have to have some patience.

This was not an unexpected situation. We don't know if there's another (anthrax-tainted) letter.

On a personal level, that's not the kind of situation I want to be in, having to relearn someone or have someone learn me at this point in my career. But this is one of those nothing-you-can-do-about-it situations. ... The priority is and the important part is Dave is OK.

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