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Mom (Janice Kroner)
Doctor Pond is a real estate agent who works for the Ilium Real Estate Office. When Paul wants to buy a rundown farmhouse that has remained untouched by machines, Pond tries everything he can think of to convince him to purchase something nicer—something that would better suit the most powerful man in Ilium. Eventually, Paul lies and says he’s only buying the farm as a vacation home, which puts Pond at ease.
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Chapter 14
...property had to be preserved exactly as it is. A real estate agent named Doctor Pond says as much when Paul calls to inquire about the place. And though Pond frames...
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Chapter 15
Paul meets Doctor Pond at the farm and immediately falls in love with the property. The entire place is...
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Paul ignores Pond’s attempts to dissuade him from buying the farm. He isn’t even discouraged when he meets...
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