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My brother actually laughed at dinner and said, ‘I sold that useless laptop of yours for five hundred bucks. Finally got rid of your junk.’ My cousins cheered him on. Then he added, almost proudly, ‘Already handed it off to the buyer.’ I got up, stepped outside, and called my supervisor. By the time I made the report, the FBI cyber team was already tracking the device…

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carving a moral lesson into it.

“Still single?” Aunt Marie would add in that syrupy tone people use when they want credit for concern they do not actually feel.

Rachel—Derek’s wife—would try not to look embarrassed. My cousins Jake and Sophie would exchange those little looks people wear when they think they’re watching a rerun. Derek would lean back continue reading …

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