I’m coming home from an appointment elsewhere. It is after three o’clock and the weather is fine. Two boys are standing in front of our window, peeking in. I estimate them 8 or 10 years. I approach and hear one say to the other: “No, it is not here. Old people live here. They read newspapers.”
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A version of this article also appeared in the newspaper of February 7, 2023