I wanted to write a story about identical twins and the connection they still share when one of them has died. I also wanted to somehow incorporate an autistic savant into the story, and I wanted to make him a hero. I found that autistic savant in the form of the real life character in the late Francis Scaramuzzi, who used to be a janitor at my high school. Not long before his death, it was discovered that he went home at night and created these wonderful paintings.

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The Remains