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Paterfamilias Gone Since October 7th 2020

Paterfamilias gone since October 7th, 2020 The spirit of Boyce Brandon Harris (mine papa) awoke vested gentry coutured raiment did don and singularly cloak affecting haunting resemblance to daguerreotype accentuating, (especially his facial features) as Semitic (i.e. Ashkenazi) folk. Circumstances found yours truly stationed (wagon ma figurative tale) outside within close proximity to our parked vehicle, a 2009 copper toned Hyundai Sonata bequeathed to us (thee wife) courtesy said male parent approximately six months prior. Though not necessarily mechanically engineered (like dear ole dad), I know basic vehicular maintenance tidbits, thus rummaged trunk for sought after portable air compressor purchased when I owned previous automobile - also 2009 Hyundai Sonata plus similarly acquired thru Enterprise rent a car. After removing most all miscellaneous paraphernalia - including recycling materials the missus regularly drops off at Wegmans subsequently organizing trunk in process I finally located two lightweight air compressors, the more heavy duty model bought years before father passed away, plus said recently deceased parent also kept portable battery charger, both items a dog send analogous to striking motherlode of unsuspecting goldmine ready to shout finders keepers! Though yours truly (i.e. me) skeptical dude regarding existence of benevolent invisible I allude to sudden awakening to brood notion concerning divine omniscient essence, which found local bummer in an ecstatic mood whereby, I did pray tell (rather bellow) gratitude Capital one stroke of luck to discover (visa vis) needful things to carry to avoid being in misery stranded out in the middle of nowhere guided courtesy the shining star tentatively headed towards desperation resembling a black house preparing myself (otherwise known as lovely bag of bones) for the long walk into the dark tower of doom.

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