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Weekly Contest #148
Perdita would never have used the phrase “My real name is Karen”. If anyone asked, which they almost never did, she’d say: “Karen is my given name, my chosen name is Perdita”. Given, to be fair, was pushing it a bit. Allocated, more like: stuck on like a luggage label. Her mother’s choice, who had stood by the mirror in the hallway, and said, But those clothes aren’t you, Karen, they’re for someone…..glamorous. Or Are you quite sure you’re up to doing that job? Karen maintained sullen silence; but Perdita was defiant. She was Shakespeare’...
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