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Submitted to Contest #30
The old man wore the same red cap he always did when taking walks in the park. His wife had given it to him, many years before, as a gift for his retirement, and even though it was old and rough on his ears he wore it still. There was a small hole in the back of it, not even perceptible unless it was pointed out, but the old man knew it would grow and soon enough he would be forced to put the cap away. Until then, he thought, I’ll make the most of it. His wife had died a few years before. It had since been long enough that her death didn’t m...
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