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The sentence hit me like a punch to the chest.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For several seconds, I couldn’t even answer.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I had been sitting alone on a worn wooden bench in Central Park, drinking the last of an inexpensive coffee after finishing another exhausting shift, when three little girls stopped directly in front of me.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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They couldn’t have been older than seven.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Each wore the same cream-colored coat, matching ribbons in her hair, spotless shoes, and the same curious expression. They looked almost impossible to tell apart.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But it wasn’t their appearance that unsettled me.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It was the certainty in their eyes as they stared at the faded compass tattoo on my left forearm.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI’m sorry,\u201d I finally managed to say. \u201cWhat did you just tell me?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The child standing in the center smiled and pointed toward my arm.<\/span><\/div>\n
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