Mark answered June\u2019s call on the seventh attempt.<\/p>\n
She did not waste time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cMark.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m handling something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer motioned for June to keep him talking.<\/p>\n
She put the phone on speaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou picked up Michael Crane.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRest-area camera.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark swore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJune, stay out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
She laughed without humor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sentence is apparently hereditary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo did Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark\u2019s breathing came through the speaker.<\/p>\n
Then Crane\u2019s voice sounded faintly in the background.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell them.\u201d<\/p>\n
June looked at Mercer.<\/p>\n
Crane was alive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark finally answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe old Parker place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat old Parker place?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark heard him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe original homestead?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas looked at Mercer.<\/p>\n
\u201cNorthwest of Brookville. Abandoned since the seventies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer was already signaling deputies.<\/p>\n
June kept talking.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you take Crane?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t take him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe security footage says otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe called me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said Robert tried to kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke.<\/p>\n
Mercer leaned toward the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cMark, this is Daniel Mercer. Do not move Crane. Do not destroy or handle anything he possesses. Units are coming to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what he was afraid of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause he says someone inside the investigation has been feeding Robert information.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer\u2019s expression hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
June interrupted.<\/p>\n
\u201cMark, put Crane on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several seconds passed.<\/p>\n
Then Michael Crane spoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cJune?\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice was exhausted.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew Grandpa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou helped Robert forge documents.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane inhaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
No denial.<\/p>\n
No careful legal language.<\/p>\n
June\u2019s anger sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you help him kill Grandpa?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know he planned to?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy should I believe anything you say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t without evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
That answer surprised her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen give us evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer stepped closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat evidence?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert\u2019s messages. Draft documents. Audio recordings. Instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you take them to police?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Harold warned me Robert had people he could pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer said, \u201cThat is not an answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane replied, \u201cThen come get the evidence yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
The call ended.<\/p>\n
June looked at Mercer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCrane asked for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe asked us to retrieve evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe called me by name.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat changes nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas spoke quietly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe homestead is dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer turned.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCollapsed structures. Old well. Cellar.\u201d<\/p>\n
June grabbed her coat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sounded like a reason to hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou remain in my vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s lying.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
The old Parker homestead stood at the end of a dirt road bordered by neglected pasture.<\/p>\n
Only part of the original house remained.<\/p>\n
A stone chimney rose above collapsed timber. An equipment shed leaned toward the earth. Behind it, an old storm cellar had been built into a slope.<\/p>\n
Mark\u2019s black pickup stood outside.<\/p>\n
Mercer ordered June and Daniel to remain behind the first line of vehicles.<\/p>\n
This time June complied.<\/p>\n
Mostly because armed deputies already surrounded the property.<\/p>\n
Mark emerged first.<\/p>\n
Hands raised.<\/p>\n
Crane followed.<\/p>\n
He carried a laptop bag.<\/p>\n
Mercer had both men separated immediately.<\/p>\n
No weapons were found.<\/p>\n
When Crane was searched, investigators recovered a flash drive, paper documents and a small digital recorder.<\/p>\n
June watched from a distance.<\/p>\n
Then Mark was escorted toward her.<\/p>\n
She slapped him.<\/p>\n
The sound startled everyone.<\/p>\n
Mark touched his cheek.<\/p>\n
\u201cI probably deserved that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou kidnapped a lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t kidnap him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou drove a missing man to an abandoned farmhouse without telling anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe asked me to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat does not improve the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark looked at Daniel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark blinked.<\/p>\n
Daniel raised a hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark stared at him for two seconds.<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer allowed June to speak with Crane only after a formal interview began.<\/p>\n
They sat inside a temporary command vehicle.<\/p>\n
Crane looked like a man who had not slept in days.<\/p>\n
June sat across from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou helped Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney at first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert promised me eight hundred thousand dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor stealing fourteen million.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor structuring transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou mean laundering theft through legal paperwork.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy Prairie Heritage?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert needed a family-controlled company that could plausibly claim Harold transferred assets as part of estate planning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Dale know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot the full scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he know Grandpa\u2019s signature would be forged?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
June looked toward Mercer.<\/p>\n
That aligned with Dale\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho forged it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
June sat very still.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou personally forged Grandpa\u2019s signature.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert supplied samples.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe partnership journal?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he use?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOld checks. Letters. County filings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you needed the journal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Dad find it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
June frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen where is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold had it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I mean Harold brought it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
June stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFriday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The day he died.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe walked into my office at 9:20.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa drove to Salina while poisoned?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looked ill.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you didn\u2019t call anyone?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe refused.\u201d<\/p>\n
June clenched her jaw.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe put the journal on my desk and told me to compare his real signature with the one I had created.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you admit it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEventually.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did Grandpa say?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane gave a weak laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said my forgery was technically impressive and morally pathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n
June almost smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sounds exactly like him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me Robert would abandon me the moment the transfer was recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you believe him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat changed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold played a recording.\u201d<\/p>\n
June leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf Dad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert had called Harold Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Grandpa recorded it.<\/p>\n
Robert demanded that Harold stop interfering.<\/p>\n
Harold told him the mineral-rights scheme was finished.<\/p>\n
Robert said Crane had already done enough to go to prison.<\/p>\n
Then Robert said something that changed Crane\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told Harold if the police became involved, I would take the blame.\u201d<\/p>\n
June nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad told Dale the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know that then.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did Grandpa offer you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
June frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said if I confessed, he would tell the truth about my role. No immunity. No money. No protection from consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you agreed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked for time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa gave you until noon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you meet the deadline?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 11:43, I called him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him I would cooperate.\u201d<\/p>\n
June sat back.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why didn\u2019t Grandpa go to police?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe intended to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert called me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShortly after noon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did he know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane told Robert nothing.<\/p>\n
Robert nevertheless knew Harold had visited him.<\/p>\n
He knew Crane had changed sides.<\/p>\n
He threatened Crane\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n
Then he instructed Crane to disappear after Harold died and leave documents suggesting Crane had acted alone.<\/p>\n
June looked at Mercer.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad knew Grandpa was going to expose him before Grandpa died.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Mercer said.<\/p>\n
Crane continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert said Harold would not be a problem much longer.\u201d<\/p>\n
June\u2019s voice became quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cExact words?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cClose.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ask what he meant?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat Harold\u2019s heart was worse than everyone thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
June closed her eyes.<\/p>\n
Crane had not understood the significance then.<\/p>\n
After Harold died, he did.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you come forward?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI panicked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone panics in this family\u2019s orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou still tried to file the transfer Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
June looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe calendar says FILE ORIGINAL.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wrote that before Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo why wasn\u2019t it filed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I stopped it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI destroyed the executable original.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vernon leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll originals?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe assignment from Harold to Prairie Heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Prairie Heritage to Red Mesa?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStill exists, but without the first transfer it is worthless.\u201d<\/p>\n
June studied him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho owns Red Mesa?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer asked, \u201cDirectly?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough two shell companies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvidence?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the drive.\u201d<\/p>\n
The scheme was finally visible.<\/p>\n
Robert would use Dale\u2019s company as an innocent-looking family intermediary.<\/p>\n
Crane would forge Harold\u2019s transfer to Prairie Heritage.<\/p>\n
Prairie Heritage would transfer the mineral rights to Red Mesa.<\/p>\n
Red Mesa, secretly controlled by Robert, would borrow against them.<\/p>\n
By the time anyone challenged Harold\u2019s signature, millions could be gone.<\/p>\n
June asked, \u201cWhy fourteen million?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was asset value. Robert expected a loan of about six million.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was your share?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEight hundred thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Dad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough to solve his debts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a while.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas had been right.<\/p>\n
Robert did not solve problems.<\/p>\n
He moved them forward until somebody else paid.<\/p>\n
Mercer asked about the Thursday medication visit.<\/p>\n
Crane looked shocked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew nothing about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert never mentioned digoxin?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold\u2019s death?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly that his heart might not last.\u201d<\/p>\n
June watched him carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Grandpa tell you he thought Dad had poisoned him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe because he didn\u2019t know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
That made sense.<\/p>\n
Grandpa had visited Crane Friday morning.<\/p>\n
The camera message accusing Robert had been recorded after he already experienced symptoms.<\/p>\n
Perhaps he had not fully understood until later.<\/p>\n
Crane handed Mercer the digital recorder.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis contains Robert\u2019s Friday call.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer played a copy.<\/p>\n
Robert\u2019s voice:<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he bring the journal?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane answered yes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. He took it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert swore.<\/p>\n
Then:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is he going?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFind out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m done, Robert.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pause.<\/p>\n
Then Robert said:<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody is done until I say they\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane told him Harold planned to contact police.<\/p>\n
Robert became quiet.<\/p>\n
Then he asked:<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he say when?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane replied:<\/p>\n
\u201cToday.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recording ended.<\/p>\n
June looked at Mercer.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had motive to stop Grandpa before police saw the journal and forged documents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd access to his pills.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer remained cautious, but the chain was becoming difficult to deny.<\/p>\n
Then Crane handed over one final document.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why I disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n
June read it.<\/p>\n
It was a copy of an email Robert sent after Harold\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n
One sentence stood out.<\/p>\n
THE OLD MAN LEFT ONE MORE PACKAGE WITH ALBRIGHT. GET IT BEFORE JUNE FINDS OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED FRIDAY.<\/p>\n
June looked up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat really happened Friday?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crane shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad thought Grandpa\u2019s package proved something beyond the pills.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercer called Albright.<\/p>\n
The sealed package was still untouched.<\/p>\n
The triggering condition had now occurred.<\/p>\n
An attempted mineral assignment had been discovered.<\/p>\n
Legally, Harold\u2019s instructions allowed it to be opened.<\/p>\n
They drove directly to Albright\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
The attorney placed a thick brown envelope on the conference table.<\/p>\n
June recognized Grandpa\u2019s handwriting immediately.<\/p>\n
On the front:<\/p>\n
IF YOU ARE OPENING THIS, ROBERT CHOSE MONEY AGAIN.<\/p>\n
Inside was the old partnership journal.<\/p>\n
Crane had lied about Harold taking it away from his office\u2014or so it first appeared.<\/p>\n
Then June found a note.<\/p>\n
Harold wrote that he had given Crane a decoy journal.<\/p>\n
The real one had gone directly to Albright.<\/p>\n
June laughed through sudden tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe trapped them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vernon nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gave Crane something Robert would believe was authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n
The package contained more.<\/p>\n
A copy of the forged mineral assignment.<\/p>\n
Harold\u2019s written statement.<\/p>\n
Robert\u2019s recorded threats.<\/p>\n
And a sealed medical specimen envelope.<\/p>\n
Mercer stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Albright looked at the instructions.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold provided blood and urine samples Friday afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n
June stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had himself tested.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a clinic?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA private laboratory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe suspected his medication had been altered.\u201d<\/p>\n
June covered her mouth.<\/p>\n
The laboratory report was included.<\/p>\n
Digoxin concentration dangerously elevated.<\/p>\n
Collected while Harold was still alive.<\/p>\n
Mercer stared at the result.<\/p>\n
That eliminated many uncertainties surrounding postmortem interpretation.<\/p>\n
Grandpa knew he had been poisoned.<\/p>\n
He documented it.<\/p>\n
And he had preserved biological proof before his death.<\/p>\n
But the final page was stranger.<\/p>\n
Harold wrote that after leaving the laboratory, he intended to meet someone at the farm at 6:30 Friday evening.<\/p>\n
Not Robert.<\/p>\n
Not Carol.<\/p>\n
Not Dale.<\/p>\n
Not Crane.<\/p>\n
June read the name.<\/p>\n
\u201cThomas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone turned toward Grandpa\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n
Thomas stared at the paper.<\/p>\n
Then closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
June\u2019s voice hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were with Grandpa the night he died.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas said nothing.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas slowly sat down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was hoping Harold had taken that part to the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n
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