Sad one, Max. Final scene a clincher.
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On 20 April 2016 at 11:28, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Fun Facts
>
> ‘As we go round the room
> with our self-introductions,
> make the last thing you mention
> some sort of "fun fact" if you can.’
>
> The introductions began,
> the sort of ice-breaking you expect.
> She mentioned where she was from -
> her two Labradors were the fun fact.
>
> Last came the woman who told them
> today’s class meant she had to miss
> her family's annual sky-jump.
> They do it to commemorate
>
> her daughter who died just five years back.
> The others in the room smiled
> acceptingly at this fun fact,
> asked no questions. Perhaps
>
> each pictured privately a hovering
> plane disgorging a family in mourning,
> their parachutes opening
> towards a shared soft landing.
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