SENTENCE: when tom came back from '' flushing '' the sump pump in the basement they all had food spread out on a tarp in the studded out family room , which had a cathedral ceiling and a wall of glass looking out on a corresponding wall of glass a hundred feet away . they sat on empty five gallon buckets , and used their tool boxes for end tables . after a few minutes of eating in silence , frank said , '' so can i ask you something ,
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