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The Other Day

Fishie, my pet angel fish that has been with me for quite a number of years, died the other night.

A lot of memories.

Fishie never took good pictures, it wasn't just the tank's glass and the background, I think the big camera lenses were scary.

Now I am alone in the house again, as alone as one can be in this life. It's a different feeling.

I am not a person who keeps a pet much larger than a fish, it's too easy to become attached to even something as small as a little fish, and so it's just as well not to. Fish in general are good pets, they are not expensive to keep, there is little maintenance besides changing the water in the aquarium.

And I remembered to say some prayers quite often whenever I passed by the aquarium. So Fishie did a lot of good for a fish.


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