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“I thought about all the times Daddy had decided to move and disrupt Momma’s plans to set up a home. She couldn’t see it, or she wouldn’t admit it, and I didn’t like her ignoring the truth. I stared out the window at the miniature trees and sighed quietly. I felt like I needed to return to college before I became stunted like Momma and those trees.”

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