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An Unsolved Mystery is a Thorn in Your Heart‘Such long fingers, I wonder what she would become one day, mother’s friend commented.My mother and the other woman rejoiced at talking about the last night’s dinner, the dessert, one new recipe they just heard from a newcomer in the neighborhood. One chocolate, mug of milk, cups of sugar, vanilla … The sudden aroma of vanilla lulled me into my thoughts. That’s the moment where I exactly stopped listening to their cheerful conversation. My father was playing chess, as usual, with the husband of tha...
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