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And now, two boys who looked exactly like her sons were standing at her table asking for scraps.<\/p>\n

Her silver fork slipped from her numb fingers and clattered onto the china plate. The sound was sharp, violent in the sudden silence of her world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWh\u2013what did you say?\u201d she whispered, her voice a reedy, unfamiliar sound.<\/p>\n

The taller twin flinched at the sharp sound of the fork, then straightened his small shoulders. \u201cWe\u2019re sorry, ma\u2019am,\u201d he said quickly, his voice tense with a practiced apology that broke her heart. \u201cWe\u2019re just\u2026 we\u2019re hungry. We don\u2019t want money. Just the food you\u2019re not eating.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And now, two boys who looked exactly like her sons were standing at her table asking for scraps. Her silver fork slipped from her numb fingers and clattered onto the china plate. The sound was sharp, violent in the sudden silence of her world. \u201cWh\u2013what did you say?\u201d she whispered, her voice a reedy, unfamiliar…<\/p>\n

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