Excerpt: Dark Hospital

Veronica did the rest of her shopping in a euphoric haze. It was thus that she came home from the market with the following foodstuffs: 15 radishes, 2 russet potatoes, one pork chop and a bundle of leeks.

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Veronica looked at her belongings; there was the cerise dress that she wore, the orange and purple paisley number on the hanger, and the lime green that probably looked the best on her was marred by a large red mushroom embroidered lovingly by somebody’s grandmother. She grimaced