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“The last page: tell this year in ten lines.”

Why this question

One line for the day they arrived. One for the fog. One for a laugh, a fright, an ordinary Tuesday. One for who you've become.

Where it leads

Ten lines, written today, will hold this year better than memory will. Begin: 'This was the year…'

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