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10 September 2004 When I was a child Iβd stand at the window that the adults looked out of with so much ease. Sometimes an indulgent adult would pick me up to look out and then with an βooofβ put me back since I was βtoo oldβ to be carried….
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Who needs weapon when they can stab with words! Touching words that prick the skin.