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Ashley Soltysik

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without a Trace

Submitted to Contest #255

I want it to make sense. I want to state one tragedy that got me to this point. That damaged me so much; repairs were unmanageable. But that isn't reality. There's no bullseye. Just multiple fragments, some tiny and some large, floating about, cutting me up bit by bit without showing any signs of mercy. There is no one great tragedy. The story starts with just one instance, seemingly small in the beginning but foundational now as you look back on it. It was like turning on a faucet with one slight bump, then walking away. A leak began, but ...

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