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S3E1 | A Memory of the Species (with Robert Frost, Yohanca Delgado, Antonella Anedda)

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The Little Widow's Past Life

When we heard that the little widow could sew, we started bringing her our dresses and pants to him. We repeated the tales until we half believed them. Who did she think she was anyway, living alone in that big apartment? She muttered only quiet thank yous when we held the door open as she struggled with her groceries. Her hair was curly, dyed reddish-brown, and cut short around a pointed chin. When we got to see her up close, we noted that though she did have deep creases of the corners of her eyes, she did not have a widow's peak.

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