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: : 265 : : :: Afterword :: In 2005, David Barber read this manuscript in its entirety. I asked him to fix any dialogue or situation that was off the mark, as I wanted him to feel all right about the-book-with-his-name-in-it going out into the world. His telephone response from his house in Denver to mine in Salt Lake City: “When I started reading this I thought maybe I should write my own book. This is your story, not especially mine. But, no one will ever fully understand my story or the way I see things. That said, you’ve done a good job. The book’s good. In fact, it’s an important story. There are people out there who’ve been through something similar and probably think they’re the only ones. Good for you.” And then, his voice cracking a little, he said, “There’s love after all.” In 2007, after spending several years coming to more empathetic terms with Bill, I moved back to Denver where I could be close again to my three sons, their wives, their four children, and to my good friend, maybe for the first time, David. ...

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