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Submitted to Contest #230
On Skype, Mom’s eyes were closing, her drooping eyelids covered by silvery strands of loose hair. She was slipping into a doze. “Tell me about the Four-Cleanse, Mom.” I brought up the “Four-Cleanse,” and her eyes shot open in a blast of energy. Mom came back. “Ahh, I had just graduated, fresh from medical school. Who could imagine I got sent to the country, and for what? Walking barefoot on the field! I was from Shanghai. ” Mom knitted her brows when barefoot was mentioned, as though walking barefoot wa...
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