the absence of color.
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color
/ˈkələr/
noun
1.
the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.
color
/ˈkələr/
2.
the thing you see when you have life. the thing you lose when you lose everything.
I am Erin Kinsley. I am a journalist. I lost everything. These are the stories of the people who also lost everything.
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