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	Winter Chris Muessig Art by Edward Kinsella III Creegan found a spot under one of the naked sycamores that lined the street. The knobby branches tossed and clashed against the waning light. Beneath them, a Neighborhood Watch sign sang like a saw on its post. He got out of the car anyway, and the wind hit his cheek like a handful of razors. It was not his favorite time of year. He walked head down into the wind chill along an uneven sidewalk to Number 46, a three-story house painted sunglow from the enclosed porch up to the glassed-in cupola. A big porch light already burned above the front walk, and nearly every window on the lower floor flung out radiance against the descending gloom. He rang the illuminated doorbell and hunched against the cold, studying the neighborhood . . . Read more.

	The Farm in Ratchburi Mithran Somasundrum The middle-aged Thai man came into our office like a bull. He strode into the center of the room with his head down, looking preoccupied: a busy sort of bull with appointments to keep. The sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up above the elbows and there were twin patches of sweat under each armpit. A burgundy tie was knotted under a collar which looked awfully tight. He raised his meaty forearms to form an inverted V: twin karate chops. In Thai he said, "You're a detective." "And a translator. We do both here." "Never mind about translating. I'm a busy man." He peered around the office as though expecting Doi or me to contradict him. When neither of us did, he added, "I need someone who can find things out. What do you think? Are you that kind of person?" "Sure. That's what we're here for." "Good. Because I don't waste time." Read more.