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My great-grandmother could dislocate her left eyeball from its socket. She was part of a travelling circus show for a week, but she fell in love with my great-grandfather, who worked at a pharmacy in South Bombay. She claimed she had the power of the “vision”, though this was not part of her circus act. The “vision” is the protagonist of numerous family stories.
12 minutes ago Anushka Jasraj Share Tweet Email Reddit Print Share Tweet Email Reddit Print Professor Rao entered the classroom and slammed a pile of textbooks onto the table. Even though it was halfway through the semester, she still announced the name of the seminar after the morning bell. “Insect control and toxicology,” she said in her high-pitched yet oddly sturdy voice. “You are all expected to memorise the pain scale for your final exam. No multiple choice.
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This is a story for people with siblings. Years ago, I had a patient whose older sister was dying, and we spent many sessions discussing the meaning of absence. Back then, I kept a snail farm in a glass aquarium by the window, and the young woman liked watching the snails, which were the small, edible kind. How do they choose which snails get eaten, and which ones get taken to the laboratory, she once asked.
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