“The soles of her feet were dotted; evidence of a barefooted childhood spent scouring the outdoors. But she wished she could rid herself of them, not for superficial reasons. They were a constant reminder of how far off from Joy she lived: Alienated from the part of her childhood that had been happy. But on the odd occasions that she allowed her mind to travel back in time , she was known to smile. ”

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