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The music is uplifting…yet full of despair. The intertwined melodies of the flute and cello fill the room.
Powerless loved ones surround a dying child and pray — Life and Death dance together unnoticed, each desperately trying to lead.
When the dance ends with the flute’s rising trill, Death stands back as Life steps forward.
Then, with an unseen power, the lost child awakes from the abyss and reaches for loving arms; hopeful and joyous.
Life and Death enter the next room and wonder, how will this dance end — with the flute…or the cello?
(101words.org)
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