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The snow piled up overnight. While it had been a sloppy mess during the evening, when the temperature settled into the upper teens, it turned fluffy and thick, and fell fast. In typical nor'easter style, when it came in, it came in with attitude. It waited until after midnight, and then briskly took over.
After the snow, the temperature did a classic New England downturn into the single digits, causing schools to close and gas stations with tow trucks to enjoy a spectacular rise in business thanks to the cars stalled out on every road. As accustomed as they all were to fickle winter weather, a pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm of such magnitude was still worth plenty of space in the papers and lots of talk time on the television.
Mr. Kelly at the town hall had sent his second son Robbie and
