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Wish Eater
by Neidy McHugh Juskteez Vu After I explain, the doctor says I am not in the hospital for swallowing some coins. A coin, he explains, will pass on its own. There is the rare occurrence of a blockage, but that is not my diagnosis. My symptoms are as follows: abdominal pain, hair loss, disorientation, mild bleeding from the eyes, and auditory and visual hallucinations. Too severe a reaction, he is certain, to be attributed to a few swallowed pennies. Later, the doctor is startl
Sep 16, 20233 min read
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