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people in a lobby had just learned that my son had known since 2018, and he was still using the same sentence.

I picked up my tote bag.

“Bernadette,” I said, “thank you. I’ll come back Thursday for the rest.”

I walked out past Dale Rusnak.

He stood up when I passed, which nobody had done for me in that town in about 40 years.

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