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Chapter 27
On the Subject of Romance: Taking the Plunge Again
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For Marcy, the declining years of marriage had delivered nothing but pain. Her husband, always overreactive and temperamental, even in the best of times, had begun to exhibit irrepressible rage when she deviated, even in the slightest, from his expectations. If, while driving, she took a wrong turn, he would scream and berate her until she thought she would crash the car. If she left a drawer ajar, causing him to injure his foot, he could be counted on to take her good vase and smash it on the wall across the room. His rage was

 
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