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What Was Always Yours

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Sep 23, 2026
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Somewhere in the basement of your memory, there's a girl who knew.

She's six, seven, eight, depending on the year you're remembering. She's wearing what she chose because choosing made her happy. Maybe the dress with the small flowers. Maybe her mother's high heels, three sizes too big, in front of the hallway mirror. Maybe roller skates going in circles…

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