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4.The Blue Button

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  "Good morning m a'am, welcome to Davidson Mortuaries. How may I help you today ?" The man said. In front of him stood an old lady. She had wrinkly old skin, bony fingers and silky white hair. She gently smiled saying," I'm here for a funeral for my young Arty..Oh dear boy, you remind me of my son...I just wish he was still alive." She looked at him and patted his cheek. The man nodded." I am very sorry for your loss, Madam. Is it polite to ask how he passed away ?" His knuckles rapped on his wooden counter with every second on the clock. The woman wiped a tear on her cheek and replied saying,  " Arthur was out one night, probably with his friends. He would often go on these escapades, but he would always return by eleven. There wasn't a day he was late. But I assumed that he was being lousy with his time, and I waited and waited. Hoping for a knock on the door.I didn't know how long I had been waiting on the couch, but a knock on the...