IRISI jump so violently that my knees knock against the frame of the heavy wooden cutting table. Daddy bursts into a sudden, clear laugh."Don't laugh!" I say, pressing a hand to my pounding heart."I'm sorry, I'm sorry," he says, holding up his hands, though he isn't trying very hard to hide his amusement."I still forget we even have that damn thing installed now," I mutter, staring at the landline phone sitting on the small side table by the door. It feels like an alien object in a room dedicated to needles and shears.The telephone rings a second time, shrill and demanding.Daddy steps back, making an expansive, sweeping gesture toward the door with one hand. "Go on, then, baby girl. Your empire awaits.""My empire currently consists of a single client, a mountain of uncut wool, and an obnoxious piece of brass wire," I say, smoothing down my shirt as I walk toward the jangling phone."Every great empire begins somewhere."I take a breath, steadying my trembling hands, and pick up
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