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: : : : "I enjoy gardening as well. My family helped run a farm when I was growing up. I was put in charge of the vegetable garden. I spent countless hours in the sun looking after my plants the old fashioned way. No water and weather control systems for my little piece of heaven." Kendra replied. "I have never tried fencing, but I think it would be fun."
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: : : : : Pausing he considered her offer to ask her a question . Women often offered you such opportunities , but they were rarely serious . He had found this out at an early age. "That's about it for me , not much really ."he finished.
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: : : : : Ensign Charles Beckett sec.
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: : : : "You have no questions at all about me?" Kendra asked. She lit up in a smile. "How else are you going to get swift promotions if you don't know what kind of cake I would like for my birthday?"
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: : : : Lt. Abbott
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: : : With a perfectly straight face Beckett said ,"I imagine that launching interviews of people involved in recent birthday celebrations , a check to see if your mother had sent you any such gift, or a check into the most common purchases of your family around your birth date for the first sixteen years of your life could probably yield a likely result."
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: : : Ensign Beckett sec.
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: : Kendra smiled. "I highly doubt it Ensign. My family didn't really have extra money to purchase things. A lot of my gifts were homemade. And no recent celebrations either, in fact, the last 4 years I haven't had anyone to celebrate with. Work comes first and my family is too far away to see."
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: : Lt. Abbott
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: "Well then and there you have the answer ." Beckett replied with a small barely suppressed smile. "You wouldn't have a specific preference so the logical choice for a selection would be something safe and neutral .Chocolate cake with white icing. Having not had any sort of cerebration for so long it would quite probably assure the desired results."
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: Ensign Beckett sec.

"I am allergic to chocolate, Ensign." Kendra answered sternly. "Are you assuming I would like chocolate cake because i am a woman, and every woman eats a lot of chocolate in your eyes?"

Lt. Abbott