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Neighbors

Buddhists and nudists, Peace Corps volunteers, Quakers spinning in their graves

Playing chess, running track, parking cars

To pull the plug, to go from judgment to acceptance, to leave a marriage

A family of aliens, the Big Dipper, an old wooden gazebo

Family meetings, early mornings, stolen sips

Sexual fantasies, Kristallnacht, chemists

Polished ivory chopsticks, a dog named Ranger, a jar of pickles

Receiving an e-mail out of the blue, sleeping in twin beds, tandem white-water canoeing

Spending the entire night together, being very brave, stitching yourself to reality

Facing a flock of cowards wearing sheets, caring for a parent, making a new friend

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