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Arya Marin

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"It makes me forget all my problems.", by Arya Marin

Submitted to Contest #330

It makes me forget all my problems. It may also revive some of them as well, from time to time. Like tonight. Like when I look for the bottle opener in the drawer and it makes a sound before I even touch it. With a precise lack of attention - or more of a look of habitual nonchalance I won’t admit -, it leaves me to two possibilities : the familiar cold of the metal piece in the palm of my hand, or the stingy point of the screw stabbing my finger. A sometimes required reminder of how piercing the true essence of liquid courage - or wallow...

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