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A Marriage Without Choice<\/h2>\n

One morning, her father entered her small room where Emily sat tracing the raised dots of an old Braille book. He tossed a folded piece of cloth into her lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re getting married tomorrow,\u201d he said flatly.<\/p>\n

Emily froze. Married? To who?<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a homeless man I see at the church,\u201d her father continued. \u201cYou\u2019re blind, he\u2019s poor. That\u2019s a fair match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her lips parted, but no words came out. She had no choice\u2014she never did.<\/p>\n

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A Marriage Without Choice One morning, her father entered her small room where Emily sat tracing the raised dots of an old Braille book. He tossed a folded piece of cloth into her lap. \u201cYou\u2019re getting married tomorrow,\u201d he said flatly. Emily froze. Married? To who? \u201cHe\u2019s a homeless man I see at the church,\u201d…<\/p>\n

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