The younger generations didn’t get it. That’s why Ben insisted on interviewing the oldest: the grandparents, the great-grandparents, even some distant uncles who didn’t quite fit in at the family table. They trusted him to keep their stories safe. That had been the whole point of his thesis – to preserve what would otherwise have been lost. The bulk of these stories were never written down and could fade out of existence in a few short decades. Details would be forgotten or changed. Interest in them would dwindle until the kids were throwing their eyes to the heavens whenever grandad mentioned
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