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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The first rule of the Cooperstown House is you do not talk about the Cooperstown House.
There are many more rules, listed on laminate pages inside of a binder that says, “PLEASE READ” with a smiley face, like “Absolutely NO SMOKING!” and “Absolutely NO HOUSE PARTIES!” and “Absolutely NO PETS!” But by the time I pull into the driveway of the red house with the red truck, in the back of David’s Honda CR-V, I am well-aware of the first rule.