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Neighbors began to stop by. Some had known his grandparents, others were new. They shared stories—how Carl helped repair fences without asking for payment, how Anna made the best apple pie in the county. One elderly man recounted how Carl once pulled him out of a frozen lake when they were teens. “He never told anyone,” the man said, eyes misting. “Just said, ‘Let’s not make a fuss.’”
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