its neighbors because, unlike every other house on the street, the glass in all of its windows seemed to be intact. Odette climbed up the two steps from the walkway and rang the bell. No one answered, and Clarice said, “Let’s just leave it on the stoop and get going.” But Odette started banging on the door with her fist. A few seconds later, the door opened just wide enough for Clarice and Odette to see a big man with red eyes and blotchy, grayish-brown skin staring at them. His nose was flat and crooked, as if it had been broken a few times. He had no discernible neck, and most of his face
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