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I was back at Charlie&039;s single-widejust outside it

It was evening and theand lowed in many of the mobile homes Outside thein question, where the blinds were a little too narrow and the curtains were a little too thin, I paused and took in the scene

The area between Charlie&039;s horavel and see lot There was also a path that led between the two homes The path seemed to connect one side of the park to the other The path led just outside thein question

Ahts here, and the whole space was blanketed in darkness It would have been easy enough for someone to pause outside theand watch Charlie with his safe

A narrow road curved through the , heedless of children, pets, Santa&039;s reindeer or va Charlie?

Still standing next to Charlie&039;sto a cacophony of "It&039;s a Holly, Jolly Christa of dishes, I closed h the park A trick I had learned a few limpses of men in Christmas tree print boxers, wos, and even an older couple getting frisky under the covers I saw teens playing Xbox and even grownexcitedly, passionately, agitatedly I saw children crying and playing, buthis list of naughty and nice children I saw su eaten in front of TVs tuned into Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart but rarely at dinner tables Gather round the TV, all ye faithful

I also saw four youngrooof crack cocaine I saw guns in waistbands and a lot of bad attitudes There was no sign of Christiveaway, for sure No holiday cheer or spirit at all Of any sort

My consciousness snapped back, leaving me briefly discombobulated What I hadn&039;t seen was the stolen safe, but I figured the drug dealers&039; hoood a place to start as any