PART 2 — THE APPOINTMENT CARD Mr. Prescott rolled his sleeve up past the elbow and held his arm out for the whole room to see. There was a scar …

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PART 2 — THE FLOWERS Mr. Holloway unfolded the photograph with careful hands and set it on the table in front of Bradley. It was the veterans cemetery on a …

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PART 2 — THE RECEIPT Ms. Washington stood in front of our table with her little girl on her hip and smoothed the crumpled receipt against her coat. In July, …

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PART 2 — THE WATCH Old Mr. Thornton held the gold pocket watch up to the firelight. His hand shook, but the watch ticked, clear and steady, in a room …

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PART 2 — THE SHELTER Mrs. Lindqvist held the photograph up with both hands so the whole table could see it. It was the fellowship hall of the Silverton church, …

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PART 3 — CLOSER THAN YOU THINK I sat very still for a long moment. Then I asked Mr. Becker to bring her in. The door opened and there was …

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PART 3 — THE PATCH My mother took the photograph in both hands. My father stood young and straight in that strange uniform, and beside him was a face every …

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PART 3 — THE FOOTLOCKER I met Brian at the door with one of the notebooks in my hand. He had brought the lawyer again, and a stack of papers …

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PART 3 — BEHIND THE FURNACE The little key was taped inside the same envelope. I knelt on the cold basement floor and opened the gray cash box. Inside was …

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PART 3 — THE SIDE DOOR The funeral director reached into the casket, into the breast pocket of the suit my father had chosen, and lifted out a small spiral …

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