This 50-word #ZapfFic50 story was written by Bruce 
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The wooden doll catches her eye as she hurries past the antique shop. She's late for work but something about the way it is posed - little hands reaching out - is reminiscent of her mother and she skids to a standstill with comic strip suddenness. She laughs, then bursts into tears.
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