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 Fall = They—the he and the she of it—fell—and fell—and fell—and fell apart. He went his way. She went on with her life. These things happened as these things happened, and everyone understood. He met a woman and fell in love. He and the woman married. The woman had three children from a previous marriage. The man and his wife were happy. The children were happy. If there had been a dog, the dog would have been happy Years went by. And years. He quit smoking. He quit drinking anything but red wine. That, and water. He ate less meat but still some. One day he saw that earlier her. She was in a parking lot. She was smoking a cigarette. He went over and introduced himself. He thought of asking her for a cigarette, but he did not. She told him she had three children. She told him she was divorced. He looked at her. He said, I want to ask you something, but I don’t know what it is. I’ve had three children and gotten a divorce, she said, for you. I’ve lived my entire life for you. That’s not it, he said. ...

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