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The chair sat and stared at the girl. It had never seen anything like her before.

She was small - probably the smallest person in the whole world.

The girl had danced over and was gazing with wide clear grey eyes, making the

chair slightly uncomfortable. It was used to being looked at - just part of being a

household item - but no one had ever peered like this, as if looking for more than

stuffing and springs. Eager to make a good first impression, the chair smiled politely.

“Christine? Christine! Come here!” The girl was roughly jerked away by a tall thin

woman with dark roots and a snub nose. “Don‟t wander away again!” They both

vanished from the furniture store.

The chair asked its neighbor, a wise antique writing desk, what sort of girl it was

who was so small and had such large eyes. The desk kindly explained that it was a

child, which would grow larger and become a person.

Fascinating. It wanted to see the child again.

An exceedingly nice chair it was, tailored with rich brown leather.

The chair was purchased and taken away, along with a young grandfather clock

and an overly excitable chest of drawers. Christine danced around them as they were

loaded into the car, singing nonsense songs to herself.

It was placed in a small room, by a door it had been unmercifully shoved through,

across from a chatty redwood table and a silent glamorous mirror, and next to a tall, thin

coat-stand. The chair was slightly afraid of the coat-stand, with its imperious height and

solitude, but was determined not to be prejudiced.

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