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Alexander MacLeod Reads “Once Removed”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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'It's a Crystal Chandelier'

There are 78 pieces of real crystal up there, not glass, real lead crystal. Reggie lifted her fingers off the walker and stood on her own two feet,. In one fist she held the imaginary crystal, while the other hand kept up the furious polishing. You should have seen what it used to look like after the cleaning. Not like now, but when it was perfect. Crazy how pretty i could get that thing. When we sold the place and came here, i made sure we brought it with us.

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