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Intrusion Alarm

By Arthur J. Magida

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/intrusion_alarm_20040806

Primarily, I learned, as a writer, that if you live with a crime long enough, it seeps into you. You cry at the trials. You hug the siblings of the victim, and they hug you. You keep your distance. You know that the best thing most of the time is just to keep your trap shut and let people talk when they feel it is safe for them to talk -- or when they feel they can do nothing but talk.

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