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This episode contains descriptions of violence. Use your best judgment. Cape Breton is a small island at the tip of Nova Scotia in Canada.

While traveling on the road that circles around the island, a person would pass a state park that offers whale watching.

They would see forests and coastline, and they would even discover a giant violin statue on

the waterfront, a tribute to the traditional fiddle music the island is known for.

It's a beautiful place to visit, but in 1988, Marie and Doug Dup weren't just visiting

Cape Breton. They had plans to retire there.

This is Doug.

We come back to retire and live a slower life.

We live in the country.

We bought a house, six acres land on the water, and we figured this is going to be it.

Retiring to a beautiful island seems like it would be a relaxing experience, at the very

least.

And it was.

But Marie was becoming bored with her abundance of relaxation time.

So she found herself a job at the local convenience store.

This is Doug Dup again.

I asked her, if you could find a better job than this.

She said, I'm going to give it a try.

She said, I'm getting bored laying around the house.

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