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My name is Selena M. Hart. I\u2019m thirty years old. I walked into my parents\u2019 house on Christmas Eve holding a homemade cake like it was some kind of peace offering. The air smelled like reheated ham and artificial pine, and the same tangled string of colored lights drooped around the staircase, dustier and dimmer than I remembered.<\/p>\n

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My name is Selena M. Hart. I\u2019m thirty years old. I walked into my parents\u2019 house on Christmas Eve holding a homemade cake like it was some kind of peace offering. The air smelled like reheated ham and artificial pine, and the same tangled string of colored lights drooped around the staircase, dustier and dimmer…<\/p>\n

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