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"That'd be useful! I'll grab you one." Maurice is talking about the Clapper again.

"I don't want it," Jon grumbles, moving away.

"But it's right here!"

"No."

Maurice looks closer at the display, seeing a whole bunch of As Seen On TV products.

"Just get your things so we can go," Jon snaps at him.

They leave and head to the gym. Maurice has both the arm brace and the back brace on and he's squirming uncomfortably.

"What's the verdict?" Jon asks.

"I feel like a mummy," Maurice complains. He's supposed to be carrying a duffel back with their gym clothes in it. Oh well.

"That reminds me..." says Jon. He gets on the weight lifting bench. I didn't draw how. Or all the prep they had to do. But I did draw Maurice spotting him.

Anyway, Jon continues. "What can we do to convince you not to ditch the Halloween party this year?"

"I didn't ditch on purpose," Maurice claims. He's taking his spotting job seriously, even though his right arm is all wrapped up. "I got sent on an impossible quest."

"So you won't run away?" Jon asks. "You survived your wedding, hmm?"

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These daily comics don't end in convenient places. I think tomorrow's will creep toward that a little better than the last two. Sometimes things stand alone, and sometimes they ought to get posted together. Which I did consider, but it's supposed to be a 'daily' comic.

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A lot of appointments lately, a lot of driving. A lot of fatigue. Hanging in there for the moment, though. I'm looking forward to March - I plan to hack back the buckthorn and bittersweet so I can make room for the native species that keep trying to angle for space in the borders of my back garden.