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A half-finished puzzle remained on her desk.
Every few weeks, my husband, Daniel, would stand in the doorway.
« We should probably pack some of this someday. »
I always answered the same way.
« Not yet. »
He’d nod.
Neither of us was ready.
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One Thursday afternoon, I came home from work and found cardboard boxes lining the hallway.
For one hopeful second, I assumed someone had delivered furniture to the wrong address.
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