She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of s…

Gregory Maguire
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She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was beautiful. In her own way.
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