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The Better Son
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March 1, 2021
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March 31, 2021

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Brenda
Kip and Tommy’s father favoured Tommy, belittled Kip and on occasion, beat him as well. Harold had been in the war and it had changed him. Now he and his wife Jess lived and worked on the farm in Mole Creek, Tasmania, with the two boys. Not far from the homestead was a labyrinth of caves and tunnels – many a local had been lost in them. Consequently, the boys were forbidden to enter them. But Tommy was eleven, Kip nine and they had no fear. Entering the caves was a game, one they’d always win. U ...more
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