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Weekly Contest #368
The grandsisters waited until we were four days into the family reunion to test me. I’m sure they wanted a few days of “family time”, just the semblance of normalcy, so the cousins could talk to the fish and command the waves without interruption. Exercising their talents was their favorite pastime, which left me at a loss, since I had no talent yet. I was almost relieved when my testing day arrived. I was still nervous, though. The first cousin they sent to me was Grace, just a year older than me, but far more confident. She met me down by ...
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