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Submitted to Contest #286
She holds it gently, as she has for years. The paper is frail now, worn thin by time, its edges softened under the weight of memory. The string remains knotted tightly—just as it was the day he placed it in her hands. It crackles beneath her fingertips. She hesitates, afraid that if she holds it too tightly, the memory might disappear, dissolving like mist at dawn. She remembers. A small voice, full of excitement and something deeper—something sacred—tugged at her heart. "Open it slowly, Mama. You do NOT want to let it out." Tiny hands hover...
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