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Marley: Oh, you’re always welcome 1) . I’m not welcome with my son. Years back, before you and your family moved on the block... I had an argument with my son. Kevin: How old is he? Marley: He’s grown up. We 2) , and I said I didn’t care to see him anymore. He said the same, and we haven’t spoken to each other since. Kevin: If you miss him, why don’t you call him? Marley: I’m afraid 3) _______ him, he won’t talk to me. Kevin: How do you know? Marley: I don’t know. I’m just afraid he won’t. Kevin: 4) ______, but aren’t you a little old to be afraid? Marley: You can be a little old for a lot of things. You’re never 5) . Kevin: That’s true. I’ve always been afraid of our basement. It’s dark. There’s weird stuff down there, and it 6) ______, that sort of thing. It’s bothered me for years. Marley: Basements are like that. Kevin: Then I myself go down there to 7) ______, and I found out it’s not so bad. All this time I’ve been worrying about it, but if you turn on the lights, it’s no big deal Marley: What’s your point? Kevin: My point is, you should 8) _______.