a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was

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　　our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look

　　4

　　.

　　We finally did and it was

　　5

　　at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and

　　6

　　of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of

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　　it would be like to live there.

　　Days later, we made a(n)

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　　—far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t

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　　us. They renewed their offer

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　　. It was also much more than we could afford, but far

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　　than the original asking price.

　　The next day, we got a(n)

　　12

　　message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the

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　　directly. We made our final offer, which

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　　was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it,

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