Leo pulled the doll apart. Inside the smallest, tiniest wooden figure—no bigger than a fingernail—was a silver engagement ring.
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Leo carefully resealed the box. He slapped the international postage on it and tossed it into the "Outbound" bin. He watched the truck pull away, through the heavy security gates and out into the Moscow traffic, carrying a piece of a life across an ocean. It was a bridge