1.   On the other wall was a dog-eared calendar with faded pictures.

2.   The mirrors are cracked and faded pictures on the walls portray Asian cities and Swiss mountain chalets that no local has ever visited.

3.   Twenty years ago, Margaret Amellio became curious about the brother in the faded pictures, learned that he was alive and went to visit.

4.   Faded pictures of the disappeared hung from lampposts and walls.