“I do, Mr. Riddle,” I said, and I laid my hand on the deed. “I bought this house in July, through a company I named for the river behind it. …

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“I do, Mr. Whitaker,” I said, and I laid my hand on the deed. “I bought this house in August, through a company I named for the ridge behind it. …

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Renée Fontenot kept her arm around my shoulders. “Mr. Broussard, I will answer that,” she said to the old man who owns the dealerships on Youree Drive. “When I was …

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I laid my hand on the white envelope. “Stacy, that company writes to me because they bought my shoofly pie recipe,” I said. “The one my Pennsylvania Dutch grandmother made …

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I held the white envelope against my chest. “Kayla, the company writes to me because they bought my bias tape folder,” I said. “The little tin funnel I bent at …

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“To a company that specializes in event rentals, Kurt, in July,” I said, and I laid my hand flat on the schedule. “Kubiak Tent and Event was sold for six …

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“I sold them the whole company, Stan,” I said, and I set the paper down beside his can of Genesee. “Varga Lift and Rental went in February for eight million …

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“I am Ola Mae Auman, and that churn is mine,” I said, and I held the quilt of my mother closer. The woman in the blazer set the four gallon …

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“I am Gerda Vander Meer, and I made every one of those dolls,” I said, and I stood up from the porch chair. The woman in the red coat held …

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“Exactly what it says, Vince,” I said, and I laid my hand flat on the equipment schedule. “Ocasio Concrete Pumping was sold in November for twelve million six hundred thousand …

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