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ex pen siv e g aso li n e. H e w ould d riv e s o uth , a ll th e w ay to O rla n do, F lo rid a, w here h e w ould g et a jo b a t D is n ey
W orld a s a m ed ic , u nder a n ew n am e. B ut b efo re h e h it t h e t u rn pik e— big o ld 9 5 s o uth bound —he w ould s to p b y
th e s id e o f t h e r o ad a n d p ut t h e f u ck in g c at o ut t o o .
T hen th ey r o unded a f in al c u rv e, a n d th ere w as th e h ouse th at o nly h e h ad s e e n u p u nti l n ow . H e h ad f lo w n o ut
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an d lo o ked a t e a ch o f th e s e v en p ossib le s th ey h ad p ic k ed fro m p hoto s o nce th e p ositi o n a t th e U niv ers ity o f
M ain e w as s o lid ly h is , a n d th is w as th e o ne h e h ad c h ose n : a b ig o ld N ew E ngla n d c o lo nia l ( b ut n ew ly s id ed
an d in su la te d ; th e h ea tin g c o sts , w hile h orr ib le e n ough, w ere n ot o ut o f li n e i n te rm s o f c o nsu m pti o n), th re e b ig
ro om s d ow nsta ir s , fo ur m ore u p, a lo ng sh ed th at m ig ht b e co nverte d to m ore ro om s la te r o n —all o f it
s u rro unded b y a l u xuria n t s p ra w l o f l a w n, l u sh ly g re e n e v en i n t h is A ugust h ea t..
B ey ond th e h ouse w as a la rg e f ie ld f o r th e c h ild re n to p la y in , a n d b ey ond th e f ie ld w ere w oo ds th at w en t o n
dam n nea r fo re v er. T he pro perty ab utt e d sta te la n ds, th e re alto r had ex pla in ed , an d th ere w ould be no
dev elo pm en t in th ç fo re se eab le fu tu re . T he re m ain s o f th e M ic m ac In dia n tr ib e h ad la id c la im to n early e ig ht
th ousa n d a cre s i n