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 The dentist's assistant works on the teeth, cleaning interstices, removing last weeks food particles stuck there hidden from the brush. She is wearing a mask to protect herself from covid, so she may wrinkle her nose as much as she pleases. Still, hopefully it is not all that bad. And after half an hour of diligent scraping and polishing, she is finished.

The dentist herself comes in and takes a look. She counts the teeth, there has been an alarming amount of work done by herself and her colleagues. But it is all stable, there are no problems. The dentist is finished in ten minutes.

Then go out and wait for the bill. They will accept credit cards here too. And with the same efficiency the money is gone. And, there is a warning not to drink coffee, eat curry, drink tea or wine for the next four hours.

In the afternoon, take the morning walk, the one that could not be taken because of the dentist. The pace is getting ever faster, the ten kilometre course full of ups and downs is done in two and a half hours, including a break to speak to the collector of cameras on the way.

And after the coffee buy a bottle of expensive cognac, french brandy for the father-in-law.

It will be his birthday on the coming weekend.