Steam rose from the tub as he dipped in a hand to test the water.

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The bathroom now has a sloped ceiling, added windows, a skylight, hand-cut sky-blue glass tiles in the shower, a big white tub and contemporary oak cabinets with Carrara marble tops.

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And, once the screwdriver was in her hand, she felt instant relief from the pain of having an old soft-backed man snuffling under her tub, and then something more than relief: a blessed indifference, as if the very idea of feeling pain over such a thing were baffling.

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