In the corner to Kim’s left were the remains of his parents’ work-out room. A foam exercise mat was draped over a stationary bicycle, and a rowing machine, a mini-trampoline for jogging and a set of golf clubs were leaned haphazardly on it. A rack filled with chrome-plated dumbbells in a variety of weights, one of the many once-cherished items Kim’s father had left behind when he had moved out three years before, peered at its double in an antique, free-standing, full-length mirror before which it stood. Except for the barbells, Kim could never remember which of his parents had purchased which piece of exercise equipment, but he clearly recalled that neither of them had really used any of it. Unpacked moving boxes were stacked against every remaining wall.

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