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I’ve got a surprise for you,’ Mum said, leading me into the lounge room. ‘Isn’t it beautiful?’
I was just two, and before me was the scariest thing I’d ever seen – a Christmas tree draped in shiny gold tinsel.
‘Mummy, make it go away!’ I screamed, in fear.
‘It’s just a tree, darling,’ she said, stunned.