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Joy in Pain

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Steven Hanchett
Mar 05, 2022
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It was a frigidly cold winter day when he came to stay, fur and flesh stretched tight over ribs and spine, barely able to walk. Abandoned, he was looking to survive. I wasn’t sure he’d live. I pulled the garage door up enough for him to come in and out, put down a …

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