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Arthur pulled up a second chair. He waited.

Arthur sat in his wicker chair. The fire crackled. “Ask.”

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The next morning, he put on his coat and walked three miles to the village hospital. He found the children’s ward. He found the room. He found Mira asleep in a plastic chair, her head on the edge of a small bed.

Arthur pointed to a small birthmark on the boy’s wrist—a starburst of pale skin. “Your son had that mark on his left wrist. This child has it on his right. Last night, in the storm, there was a mix-up at the regional transfer. Two boys, same name, same disease, same room number in different hospitals. The ambulances crossed paths.” Arthur pulled up a second chair

“You said no,” she whispered.

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“No,” he said. “He won’t.”