Karen Russell - There is a rustle of dead leaves. Dried sap, a...

There is a rustle of dead leaves. Dried sap, a branch crack, the whirring teeth of Mr. Omaru's saw. My father--my real father--is a limb that got axed off the family tree a long time ago now. My mother coughs and cleans phantom juices off her silver with a cloth doily. My sisters clench their knives.

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There is a rustle of dead leaves. Dried sap, a branch crack, the whirring teeth of Mr. Omaru's saw. My father--my real father--is a limb that got axed off the family tree a long time ago now. My mother coughs and cleans phantom juices off her silver with a cloth doily. My sisters clench their knives. Karen Russell

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rustle dead leaves dried sap branch crack whirring teeth mr omaru' father-- real limb axed family tree long time ago mother coughs cleans phantom juices silver cloth doily sisters clench knives

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