F:GettingthoseAndersonsbriefshasbeenharderthanyoucanimagine.Ihavetotrytocontacttheirlawyermanytimes,buteverytimeIcallhissecretarysayshe’sinameetingoroutoftheofficeorawayonbusiness.Iambeginningtothinkheistryingtoavoidme.
M:That'shighlypossible.Heknowsifwemissourfilingdeadline,wedon’tstandachancetocompeteagainstthemforthebid.Trytogetaholdofhimagain.Givehimacallandseeifhecanfaxthemfirstthing.
F:WhatifIcan'tspeaktohimdirectly
M:Askhissecretarytofaxthem.Itsthesamething.HavethemfaxedoverwithacopyalsofaxedtoMartin’soffice.
F:HowdoIfindMartin’sfaxnumberIsheinyourrollerdesk
M:No,butyoucanalsocalltheirofficeandaskthesecretarytogiveyoutheirfaxnumber.I’llemailyoutheirofficenumberlatertoday.
F:Ok,I'llgetonitfirstthing.
M:Besureyoudo,IneedthosebriefsASAP
Dialoguetwo
M:Didyouputthismorning'sfaxesonmydeskI'mwaitingforsomeurgentfaxesfromheadquaters,I'mprettysuretheycameinlastnight.
F:Evethingcameintheofficefaxmachinelastnightisallonyourdesk,butInoticedthatsomeoffaxescamethroughprettyblurred,maybeyoutakealookatthem,ifthecopyisunreadble,I'llcallthenandaskthemtorefax.
M:Yeah,you'regoingtohavetocallthemandgetthemtobeingrefax,thesecopiesaresodark,Ican'tmakeoutmeaningofthewords.
F:Whataboutthatone
M:ThisoneThisoneissolightandIcanneitherreadit,howcanIbeing
F:YouknowIthinkthefaxmachineisoutoftoner,Icanchangethetonercondition,thatshouldsolvetheproblem.
M:Yes,butthiswouldhavetorefaxitwell,andlookthere'sabout3pagesmissing,itlookslikethefaxmachineeight-halfmyimportantfaxes,andonesaremadethrowedaresoblurredortoolightandunreadable.