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Submitted to Contest #330
As with every other day, today she says goodbye to her body. Her body – which aches and clicks with silent submission – is the definition of health. She hands another frothy pint to a crusty beard and smiling yellow teeth. And it is okay, she thinks, if in this instant a sarcoma is solidifying deep in the soft tissue of her left hand. She checks dexterity. Incessantly, she taps each finger against her thumb; the pads enveloped in hoppy resin. There it is. That brief shudder. Tendons grind against bone as she taps her middle figure. Fear is a...
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