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Weekly Contest #290
The baby was taken away almost as soon as it left her body. After the delivery nurse had expertly cut the cord and wrapped it in a tiny khaki blanket, Daniella heard a small cry, then watched, exhausted and sweaty, as the masked nurse weighed it, wiped it, and took it out of the room. Daniella had expected this. She had been briefed extensively about the process in advance. It was probably even better this way, she told herself, seeing as how it was a male child and its chances of being a casualty in the Forever War were higher. It was all f...
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