--Every deDannan had to be Placed. Every deDannan, at age seven. Everyone had a role to fill, and at age seven you were Placed into that role
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--Unlike my Brother or Sister, I kept close watch of Tihti. I watched her eyes intently. I watched as her life left--no one else saw it, not even the Healer in the room. My Father walked in almost immediately after. I turned around and stared at him
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--My Mother was dead, my Father explained to me when I was old enough to comprehend. That happened to be the same time I was introduced to my Sister and my Second Mother, who wanted us to call her Tihti
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--I opened my eyes. There were two faces above me, one old, weathered, the other child-like, angelic. They both smiled at me, like it was their birthday, and I was their present. Birthday...birth. That's what was happening now
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