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The Eye of the Storm: The Real Story of Hurricane Fury

Two terrified dogs, a then-husband and I hunkered down in a basement closet. Just before the lights went out (and stayed out for several weeks), the husband cooked a few hamburgers on a hot plate. He’d had too much to drink. We were exceptionally fortunate that he didn’t set the house on fire as the hurricane passed overhead.