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Weekly Contest #293
I settle back in my seat on the Early Bird Special. Streaming images of houses, fields, side roads flow past the window in sync with the clickety-clack of the rails. A sleepy stupor has settled over the travelers as we shuttle to our destinations, but I enjoy the forty-minute commute. It lulls me into reflection and, like always, my thoughts drift back to Marcy. Ten years ago Aunt Olly came to me with a blind date prospect. The girl was a member of her bridge club. “Wonderful housekeeper, great cook!” she exulted. That wa...
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