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I throw on a robe and head out toward the back patio. I’m tempted to grab a bottle of wine and a couple of glasses on my way, but that would be more likely to scare her off than relax her, so I resist the urge. I adjust the lights at the back of the house, flipping off the bright patio lights and turning on the string of lanterns strung from one lamppost to another along the patio’s edge