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At my mother-in-law’s 70th birthday dinner at The French Laundry, I walked toward the beautifully decorated table glowing under soft golden lights. Thirteen members of the Caldwell family stood there, sipping rare wine—bottles I had personally ordered and paid for. Out of instinct from my years in the Army, I counted the setup without even thinking. One. Two. Three… thirteen people. But only twelve chairs. I checked again, looking at each place card written in fancy handwriting. Everyone had a s

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