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Mr. Gulley sends a woman by to clean Tom’s house biweekly. The first time she sees the hat she leaves the room; he can hear her in the bathroom.

She is vomiting.

Later, she speaks to him in low, quiet tones; concerned; distressed; unwilling to work for him if such a hat is being worn. He smiles and frowns at her discomfort; he honors her concerns and will lock away the corpse-hat when she comes by for cleaning; but he pays no real attention to her words.

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