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No wonder even the smallest cut, the tiniest

bruise, the most inconsequential ache seemed so

shocking Gradually, with every passing day I had to

let go of the fantasy Someone opened the door and let

me see the world as it was around us and I knew that

even Mama and Roy couldn't keep the pain away But

they tried, oh, how they tried

Recalling all this I knoas lying there with

a cool, happy sh my skin

was so hot with fever I was practically radiating from

the bed The headache dulled I breathed a little better

and I slept on through the better

them around me like a cocoon in which I could safely

and cole to wait for the burst of

sunshine around ain