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"The Lonely Shard."

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She took her laptop into
bed to look at baby animals

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so that the pattern was hard
world, soft bed, hard computer,

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soft baby animals.

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What's inside after
that was hard to tell

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because the telescoping stopped.

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She looked at baby
polar bears first

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because that's what
got it started,

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was feeling herself floating
away from the melting iceberg

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mainland on her lonely shard.

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She moved on to puppies,
a particular breed

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she'd had as a child that her
parents had gotten rid of when

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they moved, the
dog floating deeper

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into her past with every
moment she remained alive.

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Her carpet was endless,
but the animals

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were all so good
and wronged that she

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started feeling better.

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But just as she
started feeling better,

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a sick feeling seeped in to
cover the inside of her stomach

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like fur.

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Just keep looking at
them, she told herself.

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It's good for you no matter why.

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What would her male
counterpart be doing?

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Looking at trucks?

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What would her destitute
counterpart be doing?

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Counting stars?

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What would her animal
counterpart be doing?

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Breathing, breathing, breathing.

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