One day a number of people came to the house. The men came in as though they were going into church, and the women made the sign of the cross as they went out. I slipped into my parents' bedroom and was surprised to see that my mother had a big lighted candle by her bedside. My father was leaning over the foot of the bed looking at my mother. She was asleep with her hands crossed on her breast.…
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