Caleb moved closer to Wendell, who cocked his head. Tom stood close to Caleb and put his hand over his shoulder as any newfound friend would. And they all smiled. As they exited for the stairs, Caleb waved at Joan, who was talking to another owner, and she nodded. She also had the cheesiest grin on her face, which she used when she wanted to tell signal a told-you-so moment.
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