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    The Chest in Val-Kill

    March 19, 2016

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    Lucy Hendricks

    In this corner, I sit. This is just a fraction of my long life although it could turn into eternity. An eternity of sitting. But, it is doubtful, this place will turn to dust, just as others before. Still, this time here has been… less than pleasant. They come into the room, almost everyday they come. Different faces, yet a...

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