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” Gerald answered.

“Tried?”

“Lawyer found the lie.”

A pause. Then, quieter than Ben usually allowed himself: “You all right?”

“Yes.”

Another pause. “You need me home?”

Gerald looked around the kitchen where Dorothy used to stand with a dish towel over one shoulder issuing instructions like scripture. He thought of the fights with Ben. All the years both continue reading …