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The Resurgence of Images Began

They were photographs of younger days protected from dust in a shoe box, sense my trepidation opening it; impatience fustrates, anxiety overwhelms, lifting the untaped top is a paradox... have the pictures remained intact? There must been a hundreds of them or less, so dustless and neately packed and held together by a yellow ribbon I bought for a returning soldier who never got to see it wrapped around the maple tree; what made me decide to open it with cautiousness? Did I think that opening it, all memories would flee? To my surprise it turned out to be quite the opposite, as I untied the stiff ribbon, the resurgence of images began: faces with youthful smiles reawakened moments of a lifetime, that ended up into oblivion for reasons I can't explain! Now, they are hanging on the hallway wall painted in green, I've plans to perserve them and display them in a museum to attract and amuse keen visitors with their momentum; I'm glad that I saved them from deterioration and been seen.

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Date: 7/31/2020 3:11:00 PM
I like this very much. Was there going to be another word on the last line?
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Andrew Crisci
Date: 7/31/2020 5:35:00 PM
Hi Caren. It's nice to meet you. Thanks for your sharp eye. I was about to finish the line, then the phone rang and Couldn' t finish. It is completed now. Stay safe and have a goodnight.

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