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The power of things left unsaid
Danny is doing a kitchen clean up. We’ve both dabbled with this over the past week. “There’s still hot water after my shower. Great for the washing up!” “Hurumph.” “What’s that smell?” “I opened the bin.” “Oh. I’m sorry.” “What for?” “Everything.” The latter remark is a good one. It leaves no niggly teeny thing alive that might fester and spring up, snapping at your calf at some future date. Just a few moments of contrition for everything that has happened and, as there are two people in the cottage...
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