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The Knock Came Before I Could Dial 911

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“She’s been through a lot.”

On Saturday, at 4:37 p.m., I stood in the lobby of the agency with a backpack full of colored pencils, a purple hoodie, and a teddy bear I had bought from a dollar store. Clara was sitting in a corner, her hands hidden inside her sleeves. She was thin in that careful way children become when they have learned not to take continue reading …

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