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Sometimes she could she her brother, mother and grandmother pull away, almost recoil from her, when she said or did something they weren't expecting, which could be just about anything. It didn't really hurt her feelings. It was always just a fleeting look or feeling, anyway, and she never doubted the love her family felt for her- even when she was mad with all of them. She just figured their reactions were part of the way life was, like her seeing ghosts and knowing not to tell anyone about it.
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