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Chapter 21: Day 2
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Arthur Griffin was standing at the front of the porch when his nephew Kane had come to open up the door for him. Kane received his uncle with a hug. It was just a few moments after the first light of the day and it should have been a little too early for a visitor or a hug.
"Uncle Arthur! What a pleasant surprise," Kane said, stepping aside to let the man slide into the house. It was indeed a pleasant surprise.
Arthur was a cool man who liked minding his own business. He was not in attendance for Shane's burial but Kane recalled him calling and expressing his profound apology for missing it. He was an oceanographer and at the time of Shane's burial he had been on duty with his team somewhere in the Atlantic region.
"No more pleasant than it is to see you, my boy! Mehn you've become really buff. Life's treating you good now, eh?" Arthur said, giving a lopsided grin.
"Life's bar
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