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He owned the property, lived alone, and spoke to no one. So had the trust fund that paid taxes not been pilfered by the accountant no one would have known that Buchinsky had died.

The city wouldn’t have auctioned the property. The new owners wouldn’t have requested a survey. The surveyor wouldn’t have run into the barn in a sudden thunderstorm. The petrified body of Buchinsky wouldn’t have been found in the antique electric chair.

The coroner wouldn’t have come. The additional room wouldn't have been seen. The bodies from Buchinsky practicing his suicide on vagrants wouldn’t have been discovered.

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    Neville Hunt over 8 years ago

    Strong stuff. Very good event sequencing to the bitter end. A neat drabble; thanks Melanie.

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    Melanie over 8 years ago

    Thank you kindly Neville and Drew.

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    D.M. over 8 years ago

    Wow! I really like the way you back-tracked this story.

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    Melanie over 8 years ago

    I'm pleased to know it worked for you D.M. Thanks!

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