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My Daughter Tried to Keep Me Out of the Lake House I Built, But When She Arrived for the Fourth of July, I Had Already Made Room

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A porch swing facing west so you could watch the sun drop without having to turn your neck. A kitchen big enough for holiday breakfasts. A screen door that slapped shut behind children running in wet from the dock. A fire pit. Pine floors. A place that smelled like cedar and fish hooks and sunscreen and coffee. A place where family would continue reading …

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