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by Michael Jin - November 30, 2003

"A picture is worth a thousand words" the adage goes. (You're limited to the space provided, however.) Attach a photograph no larger than 3.5 x 5 inches that represents something important you, and explain its significance."

[The essay was accompanied by a photo of Pythia: http://www.sciam.com/media/inline/0009BD34-398C-1F0A-97AE80A84189EEDF_1.jpg]

The December breeze seeps through the cracked-open door, but I only feel my heart, throbbing in eerie unison with the clock behind me. At a heartbeat a second, my heart will beat ten thousand eight hundred times before editing of The Oracle finishes for the night. "Kiss me," I scribble. Keep it short and simple for me. As my pen continues to glide…

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