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Typewritten Wonder

I have been carrying a notebook and pen around with me since I was three. I practiced letters over and over because the act of writing was alluring. Once I could form words, I discovered the beauty of the sentence. The pages transformed into two- or three-line tales about dogs and horses and other obsessions.

Eventually, I began to understand what it was my heart

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