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Man Called Fran, by John Jeremiah Sullivan
Here is the tale of something plumbing-related that happened at my house.We had a serious problem involving a frequent sewage smell in the kitchen.It would be hanging there in the morning or it might emerge in the evening.It seemed to ooze from the walls or burp from the drains of the kitchen sink,That special mixture…