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She was sitting across from him at the bagel shop and they were talking about life, the good parts, as singles, and at their age, to boot, and she said, “And having the bed all to myself!” and he thought about the time since his divorce and how he still slept on one side, only, and how it must be that he was saving the other side for someone, and even though he nodded to her affirmation, he felt a flash of hope, for at least that sliver of an instant.