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DAY ONE

And beginning again...again.

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Jan 25, 2025
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We were walking single file along a narrow path.

The path was well used, so it was easy to follow even though the forest was so dense that the sun struggled to shine through the trees. There were five or six of us—three of my high school best friends and the boys who had cajoled us into making the journey. Brave, fearless, bold … plucky, courageous, gall…

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