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A Copy-Cat Tattoo

Two years ago: my then-girlfriend dropped by my apartment. She arrived more than an hour late. Before I could ask her why, or she could so much as cross the threshold, she held out her forearm.

“What do you think?” She asked.

Several layers of saran wrap covered her wrist. Through the plastic, I spotted a small, simple tattoo. A cluster o…