The Bible Salesman

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Amazed, he calls him in to his office.</div> <bR> <div> "You've only worked here for three weeks and you've already sold more copies than anyone else here!</div> <div> How do you do it?"</div> <bR> <div> "W-w-w-w-w-well,  I  g-g-g-go  up  t-t-t-t-to  th-the  d-d-d-door</div> <div> a-a-and  I-I--I  s-s-s-say,  w-w-w-w-would  you  l-l-l-l-l-like  t-t-to</div> <div> b-b-b-b-buy  a  c-copy  of  th-th-th-the  B-B-B-Bible,  or</div> <div> w-w-w-w-w-would  y-y-y-y-you  l-l-l-l-like  m-m-me  t-t-t-to</div> <div> r-r-r-r-read  it  t-t-to  you?"</div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=21 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Info">New Info</A>          <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kathan Family Homepage">Home</A>            <A HREF="mailto:fridolin@kathan.co.nz" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:fridolin@kathan.co.nz">Email</A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>