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glasses, downed with toasts and laughter, Two hours had flown by, but before we
broke the ice as the couple brought course left, our host insisted we come inside his
after course of delicious Thai food to the home, dominated by a spacious living room
table. No uncomfortable silences here. Just with gleaming floors and in the Thai-style,
new found camaraderie in the gathering no furniture except for a Buddhist altar. The
dusk. grandfather took a moment to pray, before
But there was more to come. “Do you leading us downstairs, where he blessed
know ‘Country Roads’? asked our host, who each of us, holding our hands and tying a
had brought his guitar to the table. Oh yes! string bracelet around our wrists. Mary is
He strummed the intro and we all joined in, still wearing hers.
singing (kinda on key) the glory of West Vir-
ginia, Mountain Mama, as the sun set over
Thailand.
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