“Patient 507 keeps saying something about a camellia,” Dr. Eagan says.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGzWEK1slp
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“He’s growing camellias in the garden,” Nurse Josephine says quickly, hoping the explanation will allow Dr. Eagan to leave without giving Patient 507 and injection.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1Cr34U117
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“It seems he’s asking for a particular one,” the doctor says, leaning over the bed.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWwN9Qjpf2
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“Oh!” Nurse Josephine says, reaching into her pocket and pulling out the pressed camellia bloom he gave her. “This one?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuGGO2nTUR
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“No, no,” 507 says, thrashing against his restraints. “Camellia, not a camellia.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab3ZSFGH6k
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Nurse Josephine thinks about him running to her in the middle of the night. In her sleepy haze, her heart fluttered like hundreds of tiny moths brushing their wings against her ribcage. He was the flame they sought. But he just kept saying he needed to find a camellia.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtdPdypfwb
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She takes a step toward the doctor and reluctantly asks, “What shall we do?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOEzWFwKqx
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“Four hundred units of insulin,” the doctor says grimly, his back rigid as he straightens up.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK5eCXHzAe
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She fights to keep her face calm and expressionless. She nods slightly and gets the needle ready, trying to imagine him as just another nameless, faceless patient, not the man who gave her the flower.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVggnjRrZyk
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