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I raised the hood of my cape and opened my umbrella. Headmistress had given it to me for my twenty-first birthday, knowing how fond I was of the purple foxglove that bloomed in the park. When open, the underside revealed in each of the panels a spray of painted stems, lush with lavender bells. No matter how bad the weather, you will always be able to look up and see something that will cheer you, she had said, knowing that my quiet moods often concealed an orphan's melancholy.

Karen Essex

I raised the hood of my cape and opened my umbrella. Headmistress had given it to me for my twenty-first birthday, knowing how fond I was of the purple foxglove that bloomed in the park. When open, the underside revealed in each of the panels a spray of painted stems, lush with lavender bells. No matter how bad the weather, you will always be able to look up and see something that will cheer you, she had said, knowing that my quiet moods often concealed an orphan's melancholy.

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