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this woman just had the most insane
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morning of her life she was walking her
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dog when she suddenly spotted a strange
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door on the side of an old bridge she
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had never noticed it before but when she
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opened it and found this covered object
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inside her life was already changed
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forever and it got even crazier when her
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lawyer told her this the fact that Wendy
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stumbled upon this very bridge on this
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particular day was not a complete
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accident she was forced out of bed early
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by an unexpected natural phenomenon a
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mild earthquake shook her house and
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awoke Wendy from her slumber making it
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impossible for her to sleep so after her
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body filled with adrenaline she did the
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next best thing wendy stood in the
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doorway because this was the safest
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place during a quake but before we start
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new stories it wasn't the largest tremor
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she had witnessed since the area often
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suffered from earthquakes but it was
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enough for Wendy to fully wake up so
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with her clothes already on Wendy
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decided to make herself useful she
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grabbed a leash and chose to walk her
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dog a decision with massive consequences
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wendy lived close to the edge of town
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where there were plenty of quiet walking
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trails but for her dog walk she always
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used the same one it was still dark
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outside and nobody shared the street
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with her so Wendy simply put one foot in
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front of the other and enjoyed the
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silence that was until they passed a
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bridge about 10 minutes into their walk
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normally Wendy would not allow any form
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of pulling she was a loving dog owner
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but given this sudden spike in odd
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behavior it sparked her curiosity she
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wanted to know why Bruno was acting this
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way so she led him to pull her toward
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whatever caused his heightened tension
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level bruno pulled for about 50 f feet
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before he and his owner Wendy stood next
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to the bridge that would eventually
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change Wendy's life bruno stopped
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barking at that point but fixated his
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gaze on the concrete sidewall of the
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structure she had never seen the side of
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this bridge before she and Bruno had
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walked this trail hundreds of times and
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every time the side of the bridge was
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covered by a sandy and rocky hill
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wendy inspected the surroundings this
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must have been because of the earthquake
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before Wendy knew it Bruno had started
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pulling her toward the wall again he did
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so until Wendy almost bumped her nose
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against the cold concrete at first Wendy
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thought it was a crack formed by the
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earthquake but when she followed the
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seam upwards she saw that it was
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perfectly straight it followed a
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specific route across the side of the
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bridge making a door-like shape in the
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structure the outline was huge filling
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up almost the entire side of the
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bridge's wall it was dark behind the
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door too dark to see anything inside she
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placed both hands around the rusty
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handle and started pulling while she did
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so she also noticed that the entire door
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was actually made out of metal and was
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painted to camouflage it with the wall
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around it somebody made a great effort
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to keep this door and what was behind it
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a secret that much was clear this
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realization sparked Wendy's curiosity
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even more and she used all of her might
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to move into the large metal blockade
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loud squeaks were heard and Bruno
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started up his barking again but her
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effort paid off because the door started
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to move upward slowly after one final
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grunt Wendy managed to push the
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garagesike door open completely it made
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a loud metallic noise as it moved upward
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eventually rolling back and revealing
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what was behind it wendy stared into a
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large open space at least 20 ft deep it
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was dusty and debris which had probably
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come loose during the earthquake was
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still falling into the space but but
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there was something else inside this
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hollow space an object that would have a
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major impact on Wendy's future from this
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day forward but before Wendy could even
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entertain herself by looking further she
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had to pinch her nose because the musky
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smell inside this room was intense even
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Bruno who was waiting outside squealled
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because of it with one hand on her nose
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Wendy looked around and then she noticed
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it in the center of the open garage
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space was a large object covered by
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multiple plastic and canvas sheets she
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didn't notice it at first because large
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pieces of rubble covered most of the
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the quake did a number on this place,"
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Wendy said as she moved deeper into the
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room and closer to the mysterious object
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wendy placed her hands on the giant
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thing trying to lift one of the plastic
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tarps that covered it but that was
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easier said than done even though some
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corners could be lifted an inch or two
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there was always another layer
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underneath them the rubble that had
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fallen on top made it impossible to
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investigate further and Wendy alone
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didn't have the strength to lift those
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heavy boulders but she knew someone who
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did the curious woman walked outside
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again but this time with a plan she
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needed a second set of hands and she had
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a very specific set in mind she also
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wanted another witness on the scene
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beside her because she felt that by
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uncovering this object she was doing
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something wrong sharing the burden she
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said while dialing the number the phone
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rang and on the other side of the line a
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male voice answered the call wendy had
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called a contractor who conveniently
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lived pretty close by he had helped her
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with the remodeling of her house and
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Wendy knew that he owned heavy lifting
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power tools the perfect machinery to
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help them with this job and there was a
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reason why she knew this man would
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instantly help her before Wendy could
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say her first words he had already
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started talking hey sis you know it's
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early right the contractor was Wendy's
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older brother Luke he was the family's
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handyman and with his tools and
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experience the job would be simple wendy
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explained the situation and Luke agreed
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to help "be there in a jify," he said
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about 20 minutes later Wendy saw two
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bright headlights cutting through the
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dim morning accompanied by a loud engine
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it brought smiles to her younger
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sister's faces luke arrived with a small
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digging crane and got straight to work
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he first cleared the sand and rubble
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blocking the path before using smaller
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tools to remove debris on the object
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itself cables were then attached to haul
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it out as daylight broke the large
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object still covered in plastic tarps
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was now fully exposed wendy approached
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it heart racing like she was about to
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uncover hidden treasure just as she
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reached for the tarp a black sedan
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pulled up a young man stepped out wendy
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Gordon he asked yes that's me how do you
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know he explained he was sent by her
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lawyer who had requested to see her
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wendy was puzzled she hadn't heard from
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her lawyer in 2 years how did he know
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where she was still something told her
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this wasn't random she agreed to go on
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one condition her dog Bruno came too the
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assistant nodded and opened the car door
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wendy had no idea what to expect but she
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was sure it was connected to the
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mysterious object quietly she patted
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Bruno and climbed in as the car drove
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off she glanced back at the dig site and
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her brother shrinking in the distance
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"this must be just as strange for him as
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it is for me," she thought "let's hope
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we'll get answers soon," Wendy whispered
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kissing Bruno gently after about 30
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minutes they arrived at the building
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where her lawyer worked one she had
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visited often during her divorce he had
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done a great job back then but his
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sudden involvement now baffled her his
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assistant stepped out first to open the
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door wendy looked up at the building and
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followed him into the lobby her lawyer
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greeted her with a warm smile he led her
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in and gently encouraged her to sit "i
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have something important to share and I
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think it's best if you're seated," he
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said placing a large yellow envelope on
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his desk "you're probably wondering why
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I sent someone to your digging site," he
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said wendy nodded already filled with
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questions including how he knew where to
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find her before she could ask he
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continued "This morning I got a call
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from your brother he told me about your
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discovery but before revealing what's
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under the tarps we need to handle a few
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legal matters." Wendy was taken aback
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her brother knew what the object was why
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had he never mentioned it the lawyer
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placed a hand on the envelope and said
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"Inside you'll find everything you need
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to know." The older man opened the
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envelope using a pen and pulled out a
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handwritten letter followed by a few
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blurry black and white photos wendy
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couldn't see the images but the lawyer's
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tone turned serious as he cleared his
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throat the letter he explained was
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written by Wendy and Luke's father who
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had passed away over 10 years ago this
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wasn't just any man he was a respected
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contractor who had shaped much of the
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town's infrastructure including the
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bridge Wendy had been exploring that
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very morning though he had lived
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modestly their father had accumulated
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significant wealth from his projects
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after his passing at 79 Wendy and Luke
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$50,000 but the lawyer and Luke had
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always believed that figure didn't
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reflect his true earnings their father
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never trusted banks and was known to
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keep assets elsewhere the letter
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confirmed those suspicions in his own
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handwriting Bill explained that his
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inheritance would go entirely to his two
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children "i kept some in the bank but
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the rest is kept safe within my
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projects," he wrote for years the family
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assumed that meant his money was tied up
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in ongoing work but eventually they
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interpreted it literally the cash had
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been hidden inside one of his
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construction sites but with thousands of
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projects scattered across the region it
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had been like looking for a needle in a
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hay stack that is until today the lawyer
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turned the blurry photos toward Wendy
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she leaned in instantly recognizing the
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hollow space beneath the bridge and the
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tarp covered object she had uncovered
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that discovery had finally solved the
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mystery the lawyer apologized for not
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sharing the inheritance theory with her
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sooner he and Luke didn't want to stir
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up false hopes without concrete proof
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their father died without revealing the
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exact hiding spot but thanks to Wendy's
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discovery it was finally out in the open
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just like her brother had predicted
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"luke was at the site right now removing
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the tarps." "We're going back," the
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lawyer said "but first you need to sign
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a document to claim your share." "Wendy
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was handed a legal form that would
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confirm her 50% of the inheritance her
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brother had already signed." "That
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sneaky man," she smiled placing her
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signature on the line to return to the
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site they needed more than the sedan
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wendy had said the object was massive
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they took the firm's van and drove back
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to meet Luke at the bridge Wendy saw
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Luke standing in silence eyes red she
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hugged him and turned toward the object
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as the tarp was pulled back tears filled
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her eyes too stacked neatly on a massive
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pallet were bundles of $100 bills row
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upon row of them tightly packed and
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shockingly well preserved it was the
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largest amount of money Wendy had ever
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seen once everything was loaded into the
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van and transported to the bank staff
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spent the entire day counting by the
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time the sun had set the total surpassed
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$8 million wendy was stunned half of it
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was now legally hers her life had
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changed overnight triggered by an
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earthquake that revealed her father's
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long-kept secret it felt like a scene
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from a movie but as time passed Wendy
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started to believe something deeper the
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earthquake wasn't random it was a
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message from her father sent from beyond
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guiding them to the legacy he left