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Submitted to Contest #313
Nothing irks me more than an unkempt appearance. The sight of filth on a person festers under my skin like a cystic pimple ready to burst. The only way I can keep my composure is when my dear husband, Hank, reminds me to take deep, bellowing breaths. “Deep breaths, Elizabeth. Inhale the worry, exhale the fright,” he’d always say. God bless him. He was always trying to soothe my compulsions. You see, Hank wasn’t some guru or spiritual yogi. He was just a run of the mill neighborhood plumber. Not particularly bright, but an incredibly hard wor...
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