The original concept for this story I wrote years ago, and had as a fragment sitting around on my hard drive. I later went ahead and fleshed it out into a complete story. This is one of my shorter pieces. I originally posted this online two years ago.
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Good microstory, well told. Clearly there is more that could be said about the characters and the situation, but there's enough here to stir empathy and comprehension.