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\begin{document}

The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an
urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employee's
home phone number and was greeted with a child's ``Hello'' whispered on
the first ring.

Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster 
the boss asked ``Is your Daddy home?''.

``Yes'', whispered the small voice.

``May I talk with him?'', the man asked.
 
To the surprise of the boss, the small voice whispered ``No''.

Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked ``Is your Mummy 
there?''.

``Yes'', came the answer.

``May I talk with her?''.

Again the small voice whispered ``No''.

Knowing that it was not likely that a young child would be left home 
alone, the boss decided he would just leave a message with the person  
who should be there watching over the child. ``Is there any one there 
besides you?'', the boss asked the child. 

``Yes'', whispered the child, ``a policeman''.

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss 
asked, ``May I speak with the policeman?''.

``No, he's busy'', whispered the child.

``Busy doing what?'', asked the boss. ``Talking to Daddy and Mommy 
and the Fireman'', came the whispered answer.

Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what sounded like a 
helicopter through the ear piece on the phone the boss asked, ``What is  
that noise?''.

``A hello-copper'', answered the whispering voice.

``What is going on there?'', asked the boss, now alarmed.  

In an awed whispering voice the child answered, ``The search team just 
landed the hello-copper!''.

Alarmed, concerned, and more than just a little frustrated the boss asked, 
``Why are they there?''.

Still whispering, the young voice replied along with a muffled giggle,  
``They're looking for me!''.

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