Tiara was in Tahoe when I was there this time. So did not see her. A friend of hers had rented a condo by the Lake. Not what I would like in the mountains, but its clean modernness would appeal to Tiara. She offered me her place, and I jumped at the opportunity to look at some art in the city.

In the back of my mind was the idea of returning to the factory town where I last saw Luke.

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