Nina finds the little gifts he left:
a tiny crystal snowflake
the red heart-crush in the shallow pond
dandelion tufts
stolen pyramid light
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i didn't mean to make you sad.
check the lock on the fence..
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a key that only recognizes her hands
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and next to the tree where the darkness ends..
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wrapped in kelp, a lilac colored sea shell filled with all the sounds of the ocean
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turn it over, the songs change
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Nina does and hears a sound that only a together-star can make:
a spinning swishing sound mixed with static, piano & the happy laughter of two small children..
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spooling.
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