Lake Lewisia #540

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She was careful how she talked about herself to others or in her own mind, even if that meant the search for better choices made her speak slow and stuttering. No matter how little cash she had, she never called herself “broke,” since she was not broken; no matter how bad the odds she faced, she never called herself “doomed.” Somewhere between self-esteem and superstition, she had decided never to invite in meanings she did not fully intend to be true.

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LL#540