Lynn said, “The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world, because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time. What did I just say?””The sky is special.””The ocean is like that too, and people’s eyes.”She turned her head toward me and waited. I said, “The ocean and people’s eyes are special too.”That’s how I learned about eyes, sky, and ocean: the three special, deep, colored, see-through things. I turned to Lynnie. Her eyes were deep and black, like mine.

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