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by David James
When the dark shadows of his limp eyes told us life was slowly seeping away, stolen by his stroke, his wife signed the “DO NOT RESUSCITATE” order and, tearfully leaving the room, she turns, asking a final question, “Think a needy family could use his clothes?”
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Ooh...like this very much.*
Another of the thousand points of light. *
Jeez. That was fast! *
It has teeth.
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Not too little, not too much. Just enough.
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I love how this captures a moment I have personally witnessed. Short and powerful. "*"
I hadn't seen this and found it on Editor's Eye. Nice.
Yep, came to this from Editor's Eye and am mighty glad. Good sharp thing here. Could be the opening of a whole story -- but also stands on its own.
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