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Handsome 36'x50' bermed ranch on 5 private acres near lake. Open concept kitchen, dining, livingroom with stone hearth. Master bedroom and spacious bath, 2more bedrooms and 1-1/2 baths. Deck and pool. 30'x36' garage and shop. Efficient, low cost heat. $164,900
CONANT HOUSE REALTY Alfred, Maine 04002 (207) 324-3751
RAYMOND Classic Colonial horne situated on ~ private acres, with views of Sebago Lake. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, living room with fireplace, kitchen with breakfast nook, dining room, family room, 2 car garage, hardwood floors, wainscotting and attention to detail. Attractively priced at $199,500.
Mountain Road, DENMARK Immaculate, expertly remodeled year-round waterfront horne on Moose Pond. Three berber-carpeted bedrooms, spacious master loft with large Palladian window, spacious closets. "Two room" living area with Rumford fireplace. Beautiful open kitchen/ dining area with tiled floors. 34' deck plus rare, over-water deck. 2 acres. 3 miles from Shawnee Peak. $159,500.
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HARPSWELL-You'll be charmed by this 8-room restored antique Cape with its 2 fireplaces. curved hall ceiling, wood floors, embossed metal dining room ceiling & .other fine features. FIve horses 1I1111l11li
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currently enjoy the new barn and over 3 sunny AC of pasture. $200,000
HARPSWELL-This 3-4 BR home has been renovated inside & out and is decorated like a "designer showcase." All that's left for you to do is sit on the deck overlooking your own 135 feet of water frontage & the islands and activities in the deep waters of Quahog Bay. $274,900
BRUNSWICK-This property is a real horse farm with 37 acres of pasture & trails, a dressage ring, a bam with stalls for 10 horses and a beautifully restored 19th century center chimney farmhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large office & 5 fireplaces! $274500
HARPSWELL-Secluded, but not isolated. on a 3acre point with approx. 1,000 feet of frontage at the upper end of Card Cove is this most appealing contemporary home with its open Iivingdining kitchen areas, ill· frrst-floor MBR, 2 additional bedrooms & study. The detached 2-car garage has overhead studio or storage. $292,500
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M-F,7-5 Sat.,8-3 Other Times By Appointment Route4, Box 204 Turner, ME04282 1-800-625-6446 Fax: (207)224-7376 A CLASSIC MAINE HOME FROM THE '50s WITH WATER FRONTAGE AND ACREAGE
Custom-built, 2-story cedar home on over 28 acres, offering beautiful views across bay to Mt. Desert Island with its mountain peaks. Spacious living room, dramatically designed with cathedral ceiling and large, raised-hearth stone fireplace. Four additional fireplaces throughout the house. Almost all rooms overlooking bay. Master-bedroom suite with study, office, bath, and exit to garden. Three guest bedrooms and baths, situated for privacy. All rooms offering double doors for easy access. Ten-foot natural swimming pool for those who shy away from the cold ocean water. Beautiful landscaping and sweeping lawns, secluded by wooded areas on either side. Lots of storage, workshop, attached heated garage, barn for horses or tractors or other equipment. Must be seen' ~6§Q,QQQ.$595,000.
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Moving slowly, he leaves the room and walks into the hallway. The ceiling is low, and when he reaches the door at the end of the cramped corridor, he stops, pauses, and opens it. He flips the light switch and squints for a few seconds, then looks around the room. His eyes settie on a small pink dresser with white drawer knobs. A porcelain merry-go-round with four horses sits on it. He thinks about winding it, starting the music and the motion, but he does not. cross the room below a window blackened by the starflecked darkness without is a single narrow bed. Stuffed nimals of various sizes lean against the pillow. He walks over and lifts up one of the animals, a floppy gray puppy, looks at it for a few seconds, then puts it back and picks up the largest of the menagerie, a green frog wearing a baseball cap. He stares at the frog a long time, then runs his fingers slowly down its back, smoothing the soft, napped fabric. When he has done this several times, he returns it to the bed. He notices a thin film of dust on his fingertips and he rubs his hands lightly together, removing it. He breathes deeply and continues his visual tour of the room. On the wall are framed photographs, the largest showing three people who sit on a bench in a place surround- . ed by trees. There is a pond-a small lake, actually-in the background. All three of the people are smiling and waving at the camera. Ayellow balloon floats several feet above the smallest of the three. As he stares at the photograph, he thinks that he remembers where it was taken, and when. But he is not certain, not really.
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fter a moment, he sits down on the bed, on one corner. The mattress sags under his weight and the springs ake a low creaking sound.
He stares at the framed photograph, his eyes having at last adjusted to the light. He pushes his teeth into his lower lip, bends forward, interlocks his fingers between his knees and rubs the insides of his thumbs against each other, back and forth, back and . forth, looking up at the photograph, then away, then back again.
When, after a time, he glances over at the clock on the pale blue nightstand-what color blue was that? he thinks. Robin's egg?-it reads 5:06. He unlocks his fingers and raises his hands. They are pale, and he turns them before his eyes, inspecting them. When he pushes a fingernail into the fleshy tip of one forefinger, he feels nothing. Then he stands up, turns, and runs the palm of his hand flat across the corner of the bed several times, smoothing the pinkand-white spread until it is completely free of creases. He gives the bottom corner a final, gentle tug, brushes the hand against the leg of his pajamas and crosses to the door. He thinks about turning around, about giving the room one last look, but he does not. He turns off the lights, letting his finger linger briefly on the switch, then walks out and pulls the door . slowly behind him, releasing his grip on the knob when he hears the soft click of the bolt.
When he gets back into bed, he lies on his back, looking, once more, up into the darkness.
His breathing is fast and shallow, then, after a moment, slower and more regulated. He rolls onto his left side, reaches out and moves his hand in a slow circle over the flat, cool sheets. "Fine," he whispers, a tone of reassurance in his voice. "Everything is fine." •
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