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Lost Balloons and Finding Words

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Oct 15, 2024
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“Oh no, my balloon!”

The knot tied around his wrist had loosened. Or maybe the thin string finally broke in all his fiddling with it. Regardless of how it happened, this oval, red, helium-filled ball of childhood dreams is now drifting further into the sky above the fairgrounds. It sways in a circular pattern as the subtle fall wind catches hold. 

“My bal…

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