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Podcast: 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Episode: AN O.HENRY DOUBLE PLAY! AFTER TWENTY YEARS and BRICKDUST ROW
Description: "After Twenty Years" — Summary Set on a quiet, rain‑slicked street in early‑20th‑century Manhattan, After Twenty Years explores loyalty, fate, and the unexpected turns life can take. Two friends—Jimmy Wells and Bob—made a pact twenty years earlier to meet again at the same spot, no matter where life had taken them. When the night finally arrives, one man keeps the appointment… but the reunion that follows is not the one either of them imagined. O.   Henry delivers one of his most famous twist endings here—an ending that raises questions about duty, friendship, and th...