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raze "hello!" she shouted.

she was in one of the black bucket toddler swings next to her little sister. she was too big for a swing like that, but she found a way to fit her legs through the holes. she made it work.

she smiled at me. she introduced herself.

"i'm a ten-year-old in a baby swing."

she said it again. and again. and again. she turned it into a rhythmic chant.

i'm a ten-year-old
in a baby swing
i'm a ten-year-old
in a baby swing
i'm a ten-year-old
in a baby swing
i'm a ten-year-old
in a baby swing

the longer she kept it going, the more crazed her voice became, until it was thick with vibrato. she never took a breath.

i smiled back, because i know the feeling.
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