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Walter ate a Peanut

260 Live Views 1 In Crowd Covering 3 generations 'Walter ate a Peanut' is the story of Walter, an elderly man who is has a deadly allergy to peanuts. This alergy was discovered when when was a toddler and snuck a peanut into his mouth which caused him to go into anaphylactic… Covering 3 generations 'Walter ate a Peanut' is the story of Walter, an elderly man who is has a deadly allergy to peanuts. This alergy was discovered when when was a toddler and snuck a peanut into his mouth which caused him to go into anaphylactic shock. Rushed to the hospital by his parents his life was saved but it was obvious that his life would have to be peanut free.

Walter meets and falls in love with Greta Moussleman and together they raise 5 children which they feared share Walter's deadly allergy. Secretly the children discovered that the forbidden peanuts were not toxic.

The family is shocked by Walter's death which is caused by ingesting 35 peanuts which had been ground up and mixed into Walter's morning oat meal. They accused Greta of poisoning him. Greta dies soon after.

While cleaning out his parents house the eldest son Eric discovers a bag of peanuts and a note from his departed father. In the note Walter describes his loveless marriage, his hatred of Greta and his choice to consume the fatal legume rather than go one living with his wife.

Reacting to the hidden torment his father had suffered and seeing parallels in his own life and marriage Eric is emotionally decimated by letter which he will keep secret from his family for the rest of his life.


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