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There is laughter that launches at others like a thousand arrows. Like when my deskmate pulled my chair out from behind me, and the other kids all laughed as I fell flat on my ass. Then there’s laughter that spills to the floor, drip drip, like blood. Like when another child pulled yet another child’s chair out when they went to sit down, and the fallen child clutched the back of their head as they stood back up and laughed along. Even as blood gushed from their head, still they laughed.