During a blackout in a sweltering Detroit apartment, a son hovers between the pull of the street and his ailing father’s bedside, until a dead fan, a whispered half-apology, and a stumbling recitation force him to choose where to stand.
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During a blackout in a sweltering Detroit apartment, a son hovers between the pull of the street and his ailing father’s bedside, until a dead fan, a whispered half-apology, and a stumbling recitation force him to choose where to stand.
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