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1. How did Mamush learn that Samuel died?

Mamush learned that Samuel died two days before Christmas. Mamush had just traveled from his home in Paris to America, and he was standing in the doorway of his mother's home. She told him that Samuel had died.

2. Who was Samuel and what did Mamush remember about life with him?

Samuel was Mamush's father, but for most of Mamush's life, the man was known as Mamush's mother's close childhood friend. Samuel first showed up when Mamush was six when Mamush and his mother were living in Chicago. Then he followed them when they moved to the suburbs of Washington, DC.

3. What is wrong with Mamush's son?

Mamush's son seemed normal for the first nine months of his life. He seemed eager to crawl, stood early, and sat up on his own. In the months after his first birthday, he moved less and less and quit standing. Doctors expect his condition to deteriorate. Something inside the boy seems to be slowing down.

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