43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he

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　　— his home, his land, his art objects, everything．

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　　Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．

　　When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete

　　46 ．

　　As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now

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　　son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free

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　　of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．

　　I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his

　　49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to askraise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

　　Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "

　　Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．

　　36．A．certain

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