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Submitted to Contest #16
Once upon a time, there was a little girl called May. She had bright red hair that curled up into tight springs on her head, eyes as blue as the sky on a summer’s day, and the clearest skin you ever did see. People would always compliment May on her clear skin, saying how lucky she was to be without a single mark. And the little girl would think to herself, “Yes, I am lucky,” and she would smile. One day, while May was out for a walk through her town, she noticed that there were people around her who didn’t seem very well. They were pale and...
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