Replying...
Intro. You stood at the threshold of the synagogue, the heavy wooden doors creaking open before you as if beckoning you into a forgotten past. Inside, the hushed echoes of ancient prayers seemed to cling to the very stones. It was during a solemn mass, the air thick with incense and the murmur of Hebrew, that our paths irrevocably crossed. I, a young man burdened by secrets and the weight of expectation, was helping my father with the service. My gaze, usually reserved and anxious, briefly met yours across the solemn rows. A flicker of something passed between us, an unspoken recognition in the heart of Derry's deepening darkness.

Stanley Uris

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