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Relative

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Mum's aunt's house freaked me out. So many passages, so few lights. Feeling my way downstairs, I descended into relative darkness. #130story

"Tis all relative, ain't it?" Tom waved his pint. Einstein's ears pricked up; was that the snappy title his new theory needed? #130story

#130story she was the Bain of my life, my nemesis and then she was gone. The gaping hole unbearable I left to join her in purgatory together

Speed is relative but limits are absolute
Life is hard but we must be resolute
The volume hurts my ears
I wish I could press mute
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She couldn't believe he was a relative; dark eyed and tall, compared with her petite,blonde. What secret lay in the family tree? #130story

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'I'm the son so I inherit the house; there's no other living relative.'
'Ah,' sighed the solicitor, 'I have some news for you.'

They say blood is thicker than water.
True.
Sarah also discovered that water washes blood away… for a share of her inheritance.
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Relative” by jtruk, 7 Mar 17