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　　Chloe and her friend Ophir meet at a caféto catch up on each other's lives.

　　Chloe:Murray must have movedsintosyour place by now. How are you two getting along?

　　Ophir:Don't ask. I rue the day when I told him he could have the spare room.

　　Chloe:So that's why you look so disgruntled.1 Are you getting tired of his endless queries?

　　Ophir:All he does is dig, dig, dig! What's he so curious about, anyway?

　　Chloe:Cut him some slack. Murray's a Sagittarius. They're naturally inquisitive.

　　Ophir:He asks such profound questions, though. I really don't feel like giving him my take on the meaning of life at eight in the morning.

　　Chloe:Sagittarians are on a never-ending quest4 for truth and knowledge.

　　Ophir:I can see that. Murray's so well-read--he wants to discuss everything from politics to philosophy! He makes me feel like an idiot.

　　Chloe:Ay, there's the rub! Look, Sagittarians are intent on learning all about the people they're close to. He's not trying to make you feel stupid. He's just trying to get to know you.

　　Ophir:I guess that's true. And he does provide me with mental stimulation.

　　Chloe:I think you've been judging Murray too harshly. Why not give him another chance?

　　Ophir:Oh, all right. I just wish I weren't the only target for his intellectual arrows.

　　---by Sonya Roy