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feel afraid of the house itself.
When the trip was announced, I thought I had misunderstood.
“The whole family is going,” David said casually.
“And me?” I asked.
Martha looked at me like I had said something ridiculous.
“You’re staying,” she replied. “Of course.”
“To take care of him.”
I tried to reason with them.
“What if something happens? Maybe we should continue reading …
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