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Submitted to Contest #27
I have to admit I was very surprised when I received the letter in my mail, that raw winter morning. It wasn’t any ordinary letter. It was sent to Mabel Harr, in California. Of course, that wasn’t the surprising part… after all, I am Mabel Harr, and I do live in California. No, the surprising thing was who sent the letter. Walter Selden. I whispered his name aloud as I grasped the crisp white envelope. I haven't heard from Walter in years. Thirty years to be exact.Old memories flooded my mind as I held that letter… memories of times gon...
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