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Girl on fire

Text from 4448119: “Hi Emily. Our record shows that your smear is overdue. We are concerned. Please call us to make an appointment or let us know how we can support you.”

The young doctor wore a mask – I’m assuming due to Covid-19, not because of the coalface she was about to encounter.

As I lay back and thought about virusravaged, locked-down England, I assumed the position and involuntarily disobeyed

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