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"My daughter, you look vibrant!" she began.
"Don't fuck with me, mother. You weren't much help when I gave them up, & no help at all with the others. You were in France or Belgium, weren't you?"
"I was in Luxembourg..."
"You think?" finished Desiree, "You weren't even at my birthing pond!"
"I held your hand!" cried Runni.
"My delivery didn't require it," Desiree'd it.
They embraced & Runni said, "Let's go straighten out the boys now, shall we?"
"Easier than pie," admitted Desiree, her mouth watering.
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"Are you ready?" asked Snoddi, as they stood to face the music.
"Dad," retorted Rhodes, "that it's a hymn doesn't matter."
Snoddi smiled, & they waited, side by side.
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"They look pretty, so arranged," said Runni.
"They don't look straight yet," agreed Desiree.
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