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Portia's avatar

Chen, I'm the one who's grateful to you, and sincerely surprised by the wondrous quality of your writing, like a dark fairy tale. I hope you'll write more of it.

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Weston Parker's avatar

Yup, like the Brothers Grimm, which we read as children.

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

Thank you...thank you, dear Portia💕

And I'm so grateful for the restack

❤️

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Weston Parker's avatar

Chen- another dark stroll down a pretty lane. Such fun for me and funny too.

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

Thank you, dear Weston 💫

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

I wonder if Svetochka ever found out the truth, and if so, did she experience the chandelier of the world breaking around her? I hope to read a Part 2 one day, Chen.

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

🩵

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Смышленый Малыш Габриэль's avatar

Come thinking about it, it’s how the scary story should begin… and a part two should go something like “…and the next day they found Svetochka’s bloodless body, and little Chen never lost her appetite again ever since…”

“…finally bloated” (c)

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

you write it:)

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Смышленый Малыш Габриэль's avatar

Aaaaaaaa! Aaaaaaaaa! My dad told me - in similar situation in the second grade or so - that all people are Jews, but just do not know it- the idea I’m still trying to grasp aaaaaaaaaa!

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

ahaaa

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

big thank you for the restsack, David 🩵💫

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Fotini Masika's avatar

🖤🖤🖤

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

🩵🪄🖤

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