I once had a 

crush on a girl

named, Sincerely.

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Then, one day,

she moved away.

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Fearing I would never

see her again, I wrote

her a letter,

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It began,

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“Dear Sincerely,

George.

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It was a very short letter.

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At the bottom

I added a bunch of

X’s and O’s,

adding,

***

“This is what

tic-tac-toe

looks like

unbridled by the

number sign.”

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