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TO LEARN THE TRUTH
Big Sky Medical Center, Big Sky, Montana. About fifty-nine miles northwest of Tower Fall
Jana woke in the hospital and opened her eyes to see a man with a grizzled beard standing beside her bed.
“More orange snack crackers, Uncle Bill?” she said as she reached to pluck a crumb free.
“They’re my favorite.”
“I thought Misses Uncle Bill wouldn’t let you have them anymore. Presumably because of all the crumbs everywhere.”
“She doesn’t. But when I came out here on temporary duty to see my girl, I figured, what the hell.”
Jana’s eyes widened. “Kyle? Cade—”
Bill held up his hands. “They’re okay. They’re going to be just fine. In fact, we’re all going to be just fine. We almost lost Cade. But both Cade and Kyle came out of surgery and are doing well. They’re already
