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The most tattered book in our home

is The Art of War, And maybe it’s the

most read too. I borrowed it from my

brother before I had kids, before I got

married. I thought being vicious and

pragmatic would bind the wounds I

gained in this awful world. That book

cover is familiar to us in this home.

One day, at the store, my daughter saw

its twin and said, “Momm…

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