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il.=20Ben=20ran=20his=20hand=20along=20the=20smooth=20edge=20of=20the=20tab=
le=20he=20was=20finishing,=20feeling=20for=20any=20imperfections.=20His=20g=
randfather=20had=20taught=20him=20this,=20the=20importance=20of=20the=20fin=
al=20check.=20Outside,=20the=20leaves=20were=20just=20starting=20to=20turn,=
=20a=20flash=20of=20orange=20against=20the=20evergreens.=20Sarah=20came=20i=
n,=20holding=20two=20mugs=20of=20tea.=20"Taking=20a=20break"=20she=20asked.=
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n=20the=20old=20bench=20by=20the=20window,=20the=20one=20that=20creaked=20i=
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pened=20downtown.=20Sarah=20said=20the=20pastries=20were=20good=20but=20not=
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drifted=20to=20a=20movie=20they'd=20seen=20last=20week,=20debating=20the=20=
ending.=20A=20cat=20wandered=20into=20the=20yard,=20stalking=20something=20=
in=20the=20tall=20grass.=20They=20watched=20in=20silence=20as=20it=20pounce=
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=20its=20paw,=20as=20if=20that=20had=20been=20the=20plan=20all=20along.=20S=
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=20looked=20back=20at=20the=20table.=20It=20was=20ready.=20It=20would=20go=
=20to=20the=20Miller=20family,=20who=20had=20just=20moved=20into=20the=20ol=
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=20mugs.=20"Back=20to=20it,"=20she=20said.=20He=20stood=20up,=20the=20bench=
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=20cool=20air=20from=20the=20window,=20the=20comfortable=20silence=20betwee=
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=20now=20asleep=20in=20a=20patch=20of=20sun=20on=20the=20floor,=20its=20tai=
l=20twitching=20occasionally.=20A=20car=20passed=20by=20on=20the=20road,=20=
its=20sound=20fading=20into=20the=20distance.=20The=20day=20felt=20long=20a=
nd=20complete,=20a=20series=20of=20connected=20moments,=20each=20one=20simp=
le=20and=20enough.
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