Y's Revenge

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Lou Bihl. Y's Revenge

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As long as you live, nothing is final

Arnold Zweig

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Starting with the easiest task, I made an appointment with the radiation oncologist. Then I called my brother, who had virtually no time to see me during the weekend of my class reunion as his wife had planned an extended wellness weekend and he had to take care of the children, but finally he agreed to meet me. Once again, he was lamenting, and once again, I kept my mouth shut.

I remembered his irritation at Mother when she had remarked, some years ago, that this was how life went when a man fathered children who could be his grand children with a woman who could easily be his daughter. A second spring had ocurred in his forties, with a blond bachelor aspirant for business administration doing an internship in his company. After her bachelor’s degree, she had abstained from a further qualification for the master’s and instead gave birth to two hyperactive children.

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