Manila, 16 September—Once upon a time, we had amulets. Like, honest-to-goodness red mini-pillows with stitched-on crosses pinned to our underwear, or old bullets tied around our waists and worn under our shirts. I had to ask my sister, just to make sure I hadn’t been imagining things; she’d confirmed it, adding:
amulets
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amulets
Manila, 16 September—Once upon a time, we had amulets. Like, honest-to-goodness red mini-pillows with stitched-on crosses pinned to our underwear, or old bullets tied around our waists and worn under our shirts. I had to ask my sister, just to make sure I hadn’t been imagining things; she’d confirmed it, adding: