Electra (Recycled Lines)

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I was the only girl in a boisterous family of boys. My brothers were my solace; we did everything together. I knew how to tease. To climb. To wrestle. But I knew not to cross my father's chessboard eyes-- constantly capturing me between their glow and shadow.

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