“Myriam got very confused at the end of her life. She thought Lélia had known Ephraïm, Emma, Jacques, and Noémie. She even said to my mother once: ‘You know what your grandparents were like,’ as if Lélia had grown up with them.” That was when Georges suddenly had the idea of showing the postcard to Juliette. I had a photo of it on my phone. “Oh yes, of course I recognize it,” Juliette said. “What?” “I’m the one who sent it.” “What do you mean? You wrote this postcard?” “Oh, no! I only put it in the mailbox.” “But who wrote it?” “Myriam. Very shortly before she died. A few days, maybe. I had to
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