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The Empty Seat at the Last Screening
Nora bought two tickets for the cinema’s last screening. She put the second on the armrest next to her. Her brother had worked the projector through high school and always sat on her left.
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A Drawing at the Check-in Counter
Rafael put his suitcase on the scale and felt for the notebook. At the next counter a woman held up a pencil drawing of a kitchen. He recognized the crooked handle on the bottom drawer.
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The Race Clock Was Still Running
The volunteers had packed up the water table by the time the last runner turned the bend. The starter stood at the fence with the ribbon rolled around her wrist.
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Return to Number Six
The envelope had been returned three times. Elsie recognized her handwriting. Someone at the post office had pencilled a new house number on the back.