A small moment of found tragedy

[lpsmith]

A few days ago, a mostly-deflated helium mylar balloon declaring "You're Special!" showed up on the ground near my morning bus stop. After a couple days of seeing it sit there, I finally sighed and decided to throw it away myself. I picked it up, and as I was deflating it, I noticed that there was a

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[fmi_agent]

That's heartbreaking.

[fmi_agent]

Actually...it could have been a gift to Susan, who was visiting. My first thought was to assume something far sadder. It is sweet, in either case.

[lpsmith]

Yeah, I have to say that the sad option is still the strongest contender for The Rest Of The Story.