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The machine had been a gift from his son, Derek, back in 2018. "It's a tank, Dad," Derek had said. "It prints, scans, faxes, and makes espresso. You'll never need another one." Derek had moved to Singapore three years ago. The espresso function had never worked. Arthur pointed at the blinking blue light
He printed the boarding pass. Then, on a whim, he printed a photo—a faded scan of him and his late wife, Eleanor, on a pier in Maine, 1962. The Canon rendered it in crisp, warm grayscale. The machine had been a gift from his
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