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I came home from my trip and slid my key into the lock. It wouldn’t turn. I tried again. Nothing. I called my son. “Ryan… what’s going on?” He sighed. “Dad, this is for your own good. We sold the house.” Behind him, Diane nodded like it was the most reasonable thing in the world. “You’ll be better off, Walter.” I slowly sat down on the porch steps, looking at the door that used to be mine. Then I smiled… and texted my lawyer.

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in escrow.”

Walter leaned back slightly, resting one hand on the porch rail. “Is that right?” he asked, the mildness in his voice more cutting than accusation.

Diane folded her arms as though legality itself were a coat she could put on. “It is right,” she said. “We took care of everything because someone had to. You’ve been alone too long, Walter, and continue reading …

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