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Weekly Contest #374
My father died suddenly at the age of 57. We had lost our mother several years before and now my sister Yasmine and I abruptly found ourselves as the grown-ups, responsible for running the Marrakesh riad which had been operated as a guesthouse by four generations of our family. The funeral took place within the statutory 24 hours. As women do not attend Muslim burials, Yasmine found herself having to deal with the needs of the riad guests while I was at the graveside. Our three-day mourning period was also repeatedly interrupted by the arriv...
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