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Submitted to Contest #2
Evelyn settled into a velvet armchair and listened to the night. Windblown rain pulsed in waves across the garden, arrhythmic like a failing heart.Amorphous containers loomed towards her in the gloom, compelling her to sort the family memorabilia.She chose the closest box. Her nails scratched at the edge of the sticky tape. She plucked and tugged. Rip. One flap of cardboard sprang open. Air molecules sealed for twenty years in the corrugation escaped like resinous scented ghosts.She must unwrap, sort the contents for her children and childre...
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