The elderly couple slept in a full size bed, which left no room for sprawl. In order to make this work, they had learned over their fifty one years together to sleep strictly on their backs with their hands pressed tightly down by their sides. Occasionally, Bettie would fling an elbow over her eyes to block out the light and noise from the television,…
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