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That was the moment when Alice knew for sure that she and Charlie Erdling would be friends for the rest of their lives.
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What did I think? Right then I was thinking about my father, specifically his habit of treating everyone with courtesy and consideration, of how he used to stop on lower Division Street and converse genially with old black men from the Hill whom he knew from his early days as a route man. His kindness and interest weren't feigned, nor did they derive, I'm convinced, from any perceived send of duty. His behavior was merely an extension of who he was. But here's the thing about my father that I've
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― Bridge of Sighs
― Bridge of Sighs
