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he looked into the bowl of vegetable soup the waitress had set before him.one carrot coin floated amongstcountless peas, pieces of celeryand lima beans.carrots triggered flashbacks of the abuse he had suffered at thehands of his stepmother.rather than send the soup backscott removed the carrot coin,dropped it on the floor and smashed it with the heel of his cowboy boot.he finished every drop and morsel of the soup that remained and thought it the best he had ever tasted.
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he looked into the bowl of vegetable soup the waitress
had set before him.
one carrot coin floated amongst
countless peas, pieces of celery
and lima beans.
carrots triggered flashbacks of
the abuse he had suffered at the
hands of his stepmother.
rather than send the soup back
scott removed the carrot coin,
dropped it on the floor and
smashed it with the heel of his cowboy boot.
he finished every drop and morsel of the soup that remained and thought it the best he had ever tasted.
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