"My own father had secrets," he said. "And he died when I was younger. Younger than you. The house sat for years, and when I finally went through it, it was like I was meeting a completely different person."
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"My own father had secrets," he said. "And he died when I was younger. Younger than you. The house sat for years, and when I finally went through it, it was like I was meeting a completely different person."