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Submitted to Contest #69
I remember clearly. On my sixteenth birthday I had gotten the greatest gift I had ever received at that time. Well - the greatest gift that my parents could provide from me anyways. It was in the form of a knock off dress, they had pawned a clients golden watch to get the most authentic looking dress for my big performance. It’s not the type of performance where I prance around in a Tutu trying to embody that of a stuffed swan, where my dad would shed elaborate tears of joy at my twirls and pirouettes. No. It was the real deal. A show stoppe...
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