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was quieter than usual, and he did not look at the paper.

“Did you call the assessor back?” I asked.

“Not yet,” he said.

He shut the drawer with a dull metal click.

“I need to check the old survey first.”

He walked out toward the hall, leaving the folder open on the desk.

The sun was finally dropping toward the western ridge by six in the evening.