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But suddenly the air conditioner screeched, thumped, and shut down completely. Already the fifth time that week. My husband kept fixing it, and it kept breaking again.<\/p>\n

The room suddenly became stifling hot. The children lay on the floor \u2014 sluggish, sleepy, their faces shiny.<\/p>\n

I called Viktor. He didn\u2019t pick up right away. In the background I heard voices, a woman\u2019s laughter\u2026 and a child\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe air conditioner broke again, I\u2019m calling a repairman, you don\u2019t know how to fix it,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you dare!\u201d he shouted sharply. \u201cNo repairmen. No one is allowed inside the house. I said so!\u201d<\/p>\n

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But suddenly the air conditioner screeched, thumped, and shut down completely. Already the fifth time that week. My husband kept fixing it, and it kept breaking again. The room suddenly became stifling hot. The children lay on the floor \u2014 sluggish, sleepy, their faces shiny. I called Viktor. He didn\u2019t pick up right away. In…<\/p>\n

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