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The Name Beyond the Navy Gate
The guard’s flashlight moved across the windshield one face at a time, cutting through the June heat and the faint scent of my mother’s perfume like a search beam over dark water. First came my mother, Marjorie Hale, sitting rigid behind the wheel of her spotless gray SUV. Pearls rested perfectly at her throat. Her...
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