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stories: Everything in Its Place

Ann heads toward Esther Bierwirth's house through the back alley with a spring in her step. She and Esther, who's 90, once worked together in Hermann's old shoe factory and have been friends for decades.
Ann heads toward Esther Bierwirth's house through the back alley with a spring in her step. She and Esther, who's 90, once worked together in Hermann's old shoe factory and have been friends for decades.