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Those ghosts are still wandering those halls waiting for someone to come in and talk to them.

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Welcome to The Hidden Gin, a production of iHeartRadio and Grim and Mild from Aaron Manke.

Before we begin this week, a gentle word of warning.

There are references to sexual assault in this episode, so please proceed with care.

Decades ago, I knew a family that lived in my mother's town that had three young daughters.

The lady of the house was a close friend of my mother's, and so in other words, she

was kind of an auntie to us, and every so often auntie would drop by for a visit, bringing

boxes of homemade sweets, or a platter of rice, or some little treat to share over a cup

of hot jai.

And oftentimes, whatever daughters would come with her.

The eldest was maybe around 20, and the youngest was an early teen.

For years though, I never met the third daughter, the middle one.

Once in a while auntie would mention her name.

She would ask my mother for prayers, say something in passing about her doing better, or worse.

One day after she left, my mother sat shaking her head looking deeply sad about whatever

auntie had shared with her, and I asked what's wrong.

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