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The Boy Who Closed his Eyes in June It was the end of June when Jim closed his eyes with a long sigh and rested his arms, palms to the ceiling, on the living room sofa. His mother specifically remembers the very instant it happened. She was making soup and the world stopped for an instant, the simmer became static, the air denser and colder. A drift, one might think. But no, it wasn't just that. Deep in her loins, she could sense the danger. A dagger carving through her flesh, cutting umbilical cords, burning connections. ...
The Long Summer Annie - Remember when we were eating cherries right in these two chairs?Theo - Yeah, how could I forget? I mean... I isn't as if you didn't scare me saying my belly is full of worms… Annie - Ha! I liked doing that! I mean you were so little and stupid. You used to believe every little thing I used to say. I mean… I even remember you throwing up.Theo - Gross! But yeah! Did happen!Annie - God, how we laughed that day! I still remember, it was the beginning of our summer holidays.Theo - Yeah… That's what I remember as being the...
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