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"She was the most delicate girl in town,"

I put down my glass.

"Delicate?"

"You know, delicate" and he moved his hands as if to express the shape "Like a flower is or a painting. She had a softness. And it was hot down there all year pretty much so she was like all the other girls and wore the cotton dresses but she wore them differently. Just by herself, you know, I mean she wasn't trying."

"So you mean she was pretty."

"I mean delicate."

"And you never worked it out with her? This very...delicate girl?"

"Well I got...

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She was the most delicate girl in town.
Prompt suggested by Gone Awry
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April 14, 2011

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