A Deal with the Dead: A Father's Last Attempt

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say that. You're not wrong. Given her dull

countryside." My mother chimed in and then turned to my father. "Honey, since her number

is contacts. But he never cared about me,

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Swanson, I heard you came to the hospital today looking for Estelle. I still h

he call on speaker, so eve

rst. "Ronald, how old are you? Why are you jo

ught you would have come to terms with it by now. But it seems... Never mind. I'll keep h

d from shock to suspicion. "H

on't think he would lie. But Estelle was always healthy,

broke up, she was doing ten surgeries a day. No o

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