The Hat on the Porch
Eleanor sat on her front porch, her late husband's battered fedora resting on the hook by the door. Seventy years of marriage, and she still reached for that hat whenever she heard...
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Eleanor sat on her front porch, her late husband's battered fedora resting on the hook by the door. Seventy years of marriage, and she still reached for that hat whenever she heard...
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