Last Day of a Prior Life
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Here’s what happens: She sees the boy the first day the house goes on the market, while cleaning the kitchen between visits from two potential buyers. She turns on the tap to rinse out the dishrag and, after shutting it off and turning around, finds him on one of the chairs. A boy. About seven years old, with a dreamy air, in a brown school uniform. He’s not a figment of her imagination but a physical body, as solid as the kitchen counter or the refrigerator. Initially, the sight of him produces
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