How It Happened

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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The rain had tapered off overnight and given way to a gorgeous day, the sky and sea competing for the deepest blue, a light wind pushing off the water, temperature nearing eighty. The air was scented with ocean breezes and pines and held only the faintest trace of humidity. A quintessential Maine day, more suited to July than May.

If you weren't looking for a drug addict and self-confessed murderer, it would be a day to treasure.

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