“Patient 507 keeps saying something about a camellia,” Dr. Eagan says.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjE2pJNnrY9
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJOhIg3Kfn
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“It seems he’s asking for a particular one,” the doctor says, leaning over the bed.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL8R11yrnQ
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“Oh!” Nurse Josephine says, reaching into her pocket and pulling out the pressed camellia bloom he gave her. “This one?”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkickxefwP
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“No, no,” 507 says, thrashing against his restraints. “Camellia, not a camellia.”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsVXvDCqVj
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMULoi36pHR
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She takes a step toward the doctor and reluctantly asks, “What shall we do?”767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WDnvOuNwy
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“Four hundred units of insulin,” the doctor says grimly, his back rigid as he straightens up.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdOhIguobd
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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.767Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLezisvvPQY
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