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Cleansed, chlorinated to the point of chemical peel, sore muscles relieved, I felt almost human again. Tiptoe to my room, up a darkened hall, past closed doors, I wondered if I'd ever feel completely human again.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
Novelist
Writer
Long Beach
California
Ellen Louise Hopkins
Ever
Completely
Relieved
Human
Doors
Chemical
Humans
Room
Hall
Tiptoe
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Chemicals
Cleansed
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Halls
Darkened
Felt
Closed
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Past
Muscles
Sore

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