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Kylie called Fred in Washington at that moment and he answered the phone. He was kusoma the morning newspaper.

"Hi, Kylie," Fred said.

"Hi, Uncle Fred," she said, and broke into tears.

He could tell she was worried.

"Kylie, sweetheart, what's wrong? Why the call?" he wanted to know, not understanding what was wrong.

She was crying even harder and couldn't answer Fred's questions.

"Something happened to my brother, right? Is that why you're calling me?" Fred asked, seeing sensing something happened to Fred.

"Yes, something happened to him," Kylie said, still crying hard tears.

He was having...