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“砰”的一声夏天到

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“砰”的一声夏天到

TheadventofwarmweatherhereinMainecallsforaseasonalritualthat，forme，putstheexclamationpointonwinter’send―fetchingthewoodenscreendoor.1
NotethatIwrote“wooden.”Thealuminum2modelsjustwon’tdoit―theyclosetooneatlyandretaintheirperfectformfordecades.ButIcameofage3inthe1960s，atimeofimperfection.Therewasnoperfecthouse，noperfectcar，noperfectkidsorparents.Whyshouldascreendoorbeanexception？Igrewupwithmysiblingsinaworking-classneighborhoodinurban，industrialNewJersey.4Whenthewarmweatherarrived，mydadwouldgoouttothegarage，hauloutthewoodenscreendoor，andinstallitoverthebackdoor，whichcouldthenbeleftwideopen，admittingarefreshingbreeze（wehadnoairconditioning）.5
MyfatherwasaMr.Fix-itparexcellence，sokeepingthescreendoorserviceablewasoneofhisindulgences.6Everyfewyearshegaveitafreshcoatof

paint（picket-fencegreen），reinforcedthericketyjoints，andpatchedthescreenwithScotchtape.7Idistinctlyrememberhimputtingthelastscrewinthelasthinge，8steppingback，andswingingthedoorshutwithasolid，woody“crack！”
Agood，rattly，woodenscreendoor，unsightlyasitwas，9hadaninvaluablefunctionintheageofthestay-at-homemom：Italertedhertothecomingandgoingofthekids（atatimewhenchildrenplayedoutside）.Idon’thavetoclosemyeyestoseemyself，mysiblings，andmyfriendsrunninginandoutofthehouse，tearingthescreendooropenandlettingitslapshutbehindus.Tentimesaday？Fifty？Ahundred？Itwasallgood，andmymomnevercomplainedaboutthenoise，becausethatwasthepurposeofawoodenscreendoor―toslamshutandtherebyannouncethatherchildrenwerewithinearshot.10
Flashforward：Severalyearsago，inafitofnostalgia，11Iwentshoppingforawoodenscreendoor.Iwasdisappointedinthechoicesavailable.Theylookedabittoosolid，toowellmade.ButIfoundoneonline，andwithinaweekitwasdeliveredtomydoorstep.

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