Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

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“You can’t sell the house without my signature,” I said.

“Watch me,” Clara said, turning away from the dry fountain.

I stood alone under the yellow glow of the town square streetlights, watching her shadow stretch across the pavement until it disappeared into the dark.

The silence of the empty square seemed to settle around me, heavy and cold.

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