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Submitted to Contest #288
Many people come into the world with tears on their face. Most, wailing tears, thrust into a cold bright space for the first time. Uncomfortable and unable to do anything else to express it. Some are lucky enough to be met with another kind of tear. A joint wailing alongside their own, as arms extend to the person they see for the first time. They know without a shadow of a doubt that they will never love anything more for the rest of their life. Anna’s creation was quiet, tepid even. Alone under the bright light of creation, held by a...
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