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Waiting for Madison

Part 9 of 12

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Finally, our wait is rewarded. Madison Hobley arrives with his wife, whom he married while in prison, and sister. As he’s being guided to a position where he can be interviewed, he does what his 24 hours of freedom have no doubt been filled with up to this point. He greets and hugs, both old friends and those who fought for his release. Even as a stranger in this place, I have a sense of something made right.

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