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"Really soft leather is also nice for restraints, but you have to kno to tie thelanced at me and his eyes were intense under those dark arched brows "But this?" He looked back at the strap "This was a gift from a patient"

"What does it say?"

"It's French Here," he said and held his wrist closer "Do you read French?"

"Just a bit" I took his wrist in

He cleared his throat "It's from Fern Hill"

I frowned "I know that poele line – the last line about singing in his chains like the sea

"You know it?" he said, his tone surprised "It's my favorite poem The end especially"

Then he recited the end of the poem

I stood there in silence for a h to be able to quote it I cleared my throat, which felt just a bit choky

"My favorite line was sohs"

He smiled "That's the first line" Then, to my surprise, he recited it and I just stared at hi what to say

"Do you know the whole poem by heart?"

He shook his head "I can only re once, back in college I loved it because it made me think of my childhood How happy I was and hoare that soon, it would all co down"

"How did it co down?" I asked

He shook his head "Oh, you know Life in general" He said nothing for aboy of thirteen froaze to the leather strap on his wrist "He suffered from inherited dystonia A muscle contraction that makes the body contort He had it all his life It's hell, but he had such a great attitude The Foundation brought hio to do the operation and we becaery and went back hoift shops I wear it because it reeon"