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Startled, Charles Washburn sputtered at his daughter. Who was she to tell him what to do? Charles was traditionally parental. He was a Hollywood director; well, an assistant director; well, he used to be, for over 20 years before the kidney transplant weakened him and he had to quit working.
Now it was all up to Lindsey to find him a place to live and to recuperate. She is at the turning point I call the New Normal.
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