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Home emptying out
These creatures, she thought, knew nothing but to love and be loyal. But time, the ever-constant and unsparing force, had taken her dear pet away. Her son had grown, too, leaving for college and leaving a quiet echo in the once bustling house. Alice’s husband, Paul, was a kind man, but work demanded his time and energy, leaving her to face the silence of the house.
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