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    Momento
    Momento
    Momento
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    Momento

    By Alastor Velazquez

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    A man received his inheritance from his father's will. He wonders why his father would want to give it to him, since it is a golden baseball trophy. He contemplates why his father put him in his will since they were on bad terms. The man cannot bring himself to get ride of the trophy though, despite it being a memory from his bad relationship with his father.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlastor Velazquez
    Release dateJun 22, 2018
    ISBN9780463392171
    Momento
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    Alastor Velazquez

    Hi, I'm Alastor. I am a poet, short story author, and artist.

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