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I followed Kimberly Morton down a hallway to a bedroom ablaze with sunlight filtered through ivory curtains. A painting of galloping horses hung on the wall above the queen-size sleigh bed. The floral comforter was pulled back, revealing pale-yellow sheets. A nearby bookshelf held a collection of DVDs, middle-grade chapter books, and animal-themed knickknacks.
“After her mother died, I did what I could to make this guest room feel like home. She loves animals, especially horses. We were talking about getting a puppy before she disappeared.”
Along the opposite wall stood a wooden desk with a stack of coloring books and a cup full of colored pencils. I picked up a coloring book that featured forest animals on the cover and thumbed through it. The use of color and shading was impressive
