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General Robert E. Lee married Mary Ann Randolph Custis. She was a relative of George Washington.
Mary Ann owned a plantation called Arlington.
Mary Ann and Robert lived there 30 years until General Lee resigned his commission to avoid fighting against his home state. The Lees vacated the property in 1861.

Suppose Robert E. Lee does not resign his commission.
Suppose he and Mary Ann do not vacate Arlington. What happens then?
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