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Fairleigh Dickinson University

Heather Derr-Smith

Interrogation V ||| Diode

February 1, 2020

Heather Derr-Smith

        He isn’t giving me any answers. His book of scripture is open on the floor. If I lean in close, with my lips next to his ear, He whispers back verse after verse. It’s no use … Continued

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