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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Kelly Kearsley / The Bulletin
July 1, 2004
The mechanical device that pumps blood from the left ventricle of Lee Tomlinson's heart to the rest of his body makes a comforting sound.
It's a quiet, rhythmic whooshing of air audible even over a telephone line.
"My (girlfriend) said the sound is like sleeping on a boat with the waves....
