WE have a black tin box with a lock.
It's never locked, though. In fact, we can hardly get it shut.
The box and the contents are of no real monetary value.
But there are items in there which are of great sentimental value.
We know we should throw some of it away.
There are our insurance policies, and guarantees for household items.
There are a few certificates and a medal or two.
Anne must have been looking for something that afternoon just after New Year. When I came in, she was sitting at the kitchen table holding a letter.
"John, listen to this. It's fifty-six years old."
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