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    CONTENTS
    Prologue: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
    Chapter 1: 7:03 a.m.
    Chapter 2: Report
    Chapter 3: Hitting the Floor
    Chapter 4: Worries
    Chapter 5: Surgical Team C
    Chapter 6: Paperwork
    Chapter 7: No Time for Lunch
    Chapter 8: Duo Damsel
    Chapter 9: Judgment Calls
    Chapter 10: Faith
    Chapter 11: Revolving Door
    Chapter 12: End of Shift
    Afterword: Knowing the Future
    Acknowledgments

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