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Long Distance [1919]

by LovelyMay — Chet Ball, a former lineman from Chicago's West Side, found himself in an unexpected setting: painting a wooden chicken in an English country estate transformed into Reconstruction Hospital No. 9. This man, who had once dangled from telegraph poles for the Gas, Light & Power Company, now lay among soft pillows, dabbing paint on a toy, a drastic change from his previous life of hazards and high altitudes. The contrast between Chet’s burly physique and his delicate task highlighted a man ill-suited by…
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The Maternal Feminine [1919]

by LovelyMay — Sophy seemed calm, her hands folded, her face serene yet expectant. Marian King was younger than they had thought she would be. She brought with her an atmosphere of briskness, of efficiency softened by a feminine warmth. She greeted them, shook hands. Then she sat down, turned to Flora, and began to speak quietly, simply, recounting Eugene's last days. She told them of his courage, his strength, his will to live. She described his attacks, his struggle for breath, his determination to fight through…
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