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Submitted to Contest #251
Lily had not expected for her godmother to leave her entire book collection to her once she died. Her mother had come to her apartment—a desolate and empty place now that it was never to be graced by Ida’s presence—letter in hand, eyes red from crying and glistening with more tears yet to come. Despite Ida’s fervent passion for literature, she always kept her library close, not allowing anyone to come near enough to brush a finger across a single spine. Lily had found it odd when she was younger, but it quickly became a normality, and expec...
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