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DOWN RIVERbeen when he looked down on Adam himself. You are all that I have left ofyour mother, and you are my son. You will always be my son.”I looked the old man in the eyes, found a hard place in my heart that all butdestroyed me.“God cast Adam out,” I said. “He never came back to the garden.”Then I turned and let myself into my father’s truck. I looked at him throughthe open window. “How about that drink?” I asked.109