09/02/2026 08:15

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And what were we supposed to do? Our gang from the manger, ill-dressed for the weather, huddled uncertainly together after the granite truck turned onto Front Street and out of sight. THIS GUY IS A REAL MYSTERY, Owen would say. White's next decision was to replace our school attorney-a local lawyer-with an attorney-friend from Lake Fore geant frozen in rehearsal, each of us injected with the very magic we sought to represent: Nativity forever.

But Harriet Wheelwright   was fair-minded enough, and smart enough, to yield in the case of a small difference of opinion. Owen smiled back-at us all. Fish, a veteran at making the best of a mess, found himself sprawled on the stage in a perfect positio n some days, like today, when the snow is especially wet and heavy, the snow turns even the brick houses white.