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Glory had rehearsed angry outbursts in anticipation of his arrival. She began to hope he would come so she could tell him exactly what she thought.

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Even as children they had been good in fact, but also in order to be seen as good. There was something disturbingly like hypocrisy about it all...

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So much had never been explained to her. They were that kind of family. Things necessary to know were passed along brother to brother, sister to siste...more