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Loved to smithereensWritten by Divyanshi Sonkeria It was a cloudy sun-less afternoon. Irene, a tall woman with sharp eyes and wrinkled lips stood by her husband’s grave. Her heels dug into the warm mud as she accepted condolences from a handful of attendees, half of whom were from her side of the family. Her husband, Josh who once showed immense promise in his youth had grown-up to lead an insignificant life. He was an avid drinker and smoker, and though he was a wise man he was never able to find meaning in his life. The cause of death was ...
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