Nota del editor: Esta es la segunda parte de una serie de tres. La parte 3 se ejecutará el 19 de enero.
Cuando Susan Bates vendió su casa en Woodbine y se mudó a un apartamento tipo loft en el centro de Brunswick, encima de Daddy Cate's Coffee, el encanto del centro se hizo evidente de inmediato. Después de las cinco o seis de la tarde, sin embargo, ya no pasaba gran cosa.
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