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Perfection
  Glittering crystals spiral down
  catching in the frigid wind
  collecting in a soft clean blanket
  on top of the filth choked ground
  Children laughing, singing
  saccharine tones floating
  filling the neighborhood with music
  layering every heart has its own song
  Flames leap from the hearth
  wood crackling and popping
  warmth glissades its way through the quaint room
  tickling even the smallest mouse
  Tramping snow into the dwelling
  brings cold back to the mouse
  hats fly, mittens sail
  sibling squabbles break out
  Steam rises from a mug
  bister liquid sloshes back and forth
  scalding the tongue
  of an impatient child
  Relaxing is a luxury stolen
  taken from their mother
  she feels something coming
  brewing in the  air
  First the chill then the voice is lost
  tissues litter the ground
  coughing fits and headaches
  She can never catch a break!

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