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>I was disappointed to see Rachael at my door, but I hugged her and helped take her bags. Dinner supplies and one full of Duct Tape, bleach and plastic sheeting. We set everything in the kitchen before either of us said a word.

<a href="https://steemit.com/fiction/@tabyington/the-dead-don-t-remember">The Dead Don't Remember</a> by @tabyington is deliciously dark, creepy, and full of sweet vengeance. 

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>This is yours and it ain't got no credit. You answer in three rings no matter when I ring or I'll kill whoever you're with when I find you. 

<a href="https://steemit.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-02547-f357-now-there-be-dragons">Now There Be Dragons</a> by @internutter is a beautiful reimagining of the world with dragons in it. 

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>and I mended the bend in the branches of our family tree.

<a href="https://steemit.com/poetry/@bia.birch/not-broken-just-bent">Not Broken, Just Bent</a> by @bia.birch is such a gorgeous piece of poetry about finding healing in acknowledging our problems without letting them overtake us. Love her use of tree metaphors throughout. 

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>We all won
Not by boxing in nature
But giving it its own reflection

<a href="https://steemit.com/poetry/@itinerantartist/the-best-kind-of-blues">The Best Kind of Blues</a> by @itinerantartist is a fabulous poem about my favorite kind of architechture- the ones that reflect nature without attempting to conquer it. 

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>Finally, he gave the gift of not giving, at a time when giving is an expectation and that was good enough for a bookend. 

<a href="https://steemit.com/poetry/@kimberlylane/in-one">In One</a> by @kimberlylane is a stream of consciousness piece that blurs the line between prose and poetry, exploring the issues of past dependencies. 
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