“Many letters,” said the other white shirt and made a note in a pad. “You never answered,” said the first, as if he were reprimanding a dog.
Ove just stood there, defiant. “Very unfortunate, this,” said the other, with a curt nod at what used to be Ove’s house. Ove nodded.
“The fire brigade says it was caused by a harmless electrical fault,” continued the first white shirt robotically, pointing at a paper in his hand.
Ove felt a spontaneous objection to his use of the word “harmless.”
“We’ve sent you letters,” the second man repeated, waving his pad. “The municipal boundaries are being redrawn.”
“The land where your house stands will be developed for a number of new constructions.” “The land where your house stood,” corrected his partner.
“The council is willing to purchase your land at the market price,” said the first man.
“Well... a market price now that there’s no longer a house on the land,” clarified the other.
Ove took the papers. Started reading. “You don’t have much of a choice,” said the first.
“This is not so much your choice as the council’s,” said the other.
The first man tapped his pen impatiently against the papers, pointing at a line at the bottom where it said “signature.”
Ove stood at his gate and read their document in silence.
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