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Submitted to Contest #160
The spout of the dingy brass kettle released steam at a boil -the shrill whistle that once made arm hairs stand at attention is mute. It’s been silent for years but often the smoke alarm blares instead and the kitchen window drips with condensation. On such occasions, the aging, jaded, faithful kettle shakes from emptiness, burning from the heat below it and belching poison smoke into the air in a final effort to draw attention to itself. Molly pulls a tureen-sized mug from the closet grabbing a tea packet from a jar overflowing with ...
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