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The Repair Café on Hollis Lane

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The young man says his name is Theo. He keeps glancing at a quiet corner of the garage, where an old motorcycle sits under a dusty sheet. "Is that yours?" he asks. Walt's smile fades a little. "It was going to be a project. Me and Marguerite. We never got to it." Theo walks toward it.

Theo lifts the sheet off the motorcycle. "My granddad taught me engines before he passed," he says. "I miss having a reason to use what he showed me." Walt looks from Theo to the bike, then to Marguerite's empty chair. "How about," he says slowly, "you and me finish what we both started?"

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Saturday after Saturday, they work on the bike between fixing the neighbors' broken things. The day it finally roars to life, Walt laughs like a young man. Theo grins. "First ride's yours," he says. Walt shakes his head. "Ours," he says. "Hop on. Marguerite always said this thing was meant for two."

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