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    Releasing the Crap of My Ancestors

    One day, almost 30 years ago now, I came home from work (I was living alone at the time), and I noticed a light on in the basement of my townhouse. Now normally that would worry me. Who had been in my house? But I had a dog who was downstairs and I could hear her down there. I went down the stairs and the first thing I noticed was that a new light had been installed…a fluorescent light in my basement that brightened the entire space. As I turned the corner, I saw about 30 boxes, sealed up and piled as though they had been there forever. I walked…