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The next week, the man called Jimmy Calkins next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story:
While making my list, I remembered an incident from high school. I  1  in a small town in Iowa. There
was a sheriff (警长) in town that  2  of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I  3  to play a trick
on Sheriff Brown. After drinking a few beers, we found a can of red  4  , climbed the tall water tank in the
middle of town, and  5  on the tank in bright red letters: Sheriff Brown is an S.O.B. (脏话). The next day,
the town arose to  6  our glorious sign.  7  two hours, Sheriff Brown had my two friends and me in his
office. My friends  8  but I lied, refusing to tell the truth. I had thought no one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name  9  on my list. I didn't even know if he was still alive. Last
weekend, I dialed the 10 in my hometown back in Iowa. Sure enough, there was a Roger Brown still 11 .
I dialed his number. After a few 12 , I heard:"Hello?" I said:"Sheriff Brown?" Pause. " 13 ." "Well, this is
Jimmy Calkins. And I want you to know that I did it." Pause. "I 14  it!" he cried. We had a good laugh and
a lively 15 . His closing words were:"Jimmy, I always felt 16 for you because your friends got 17 off their
chest, which I knew you were carrying around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your
sake (好处)."
Jimmy 18 me to clear up all 101 pieces on my list. It took me almost two years, but became a true 19 
for my career as a conflict mediator (矛盾调解者). No matter how 20  the conflict, crisis (危机) or situation
is, I always remember that it's never too late to clear up the past and begin a new life.

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