In search of warmth
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Last published Tue, Jul 5, 2022
It is said that the neglected past wound of a child is the major source of human misery.
This is a short story of a child who was neglected.
Inspired by African proverb
"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth."
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