Simon hated her for that. Perhaps it was automatic. Her appearance alone made her different from him, and human beings had always feared and hated anyone who was different. Two thousand years of history saw it being repeated over and over, the perpetual struggle of one race, or tribe, or creed, against another.. each one thinking they were right, superior, morally justified, or chosen by God. Simon saw himself as normal, Laura as abnormal. Louise Lawrence
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