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The Family Man

It could all be summed up with one word. Whether it was the sound of the gunshot or the sound of him cold body hitting the concrete, that's the only sound there was. There was no fanfare of screams, no shocked, indignant cries, no desperate pleading for him, not even a distant thunder rumbling disembodied anger. There was no soft pitter patter of rain as heaven wept for him. The pitiful truth was that he died completely and utterly alone, passed unnoticed, left quietly, extinguished by the only sound there was. The ear splitting, earth wrenching, heart piercing…

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