Last of the Soft Things

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When young Amy Walters bit the nose off her stuffed bunny, Puff, and swallowed it, she had no way of knowing that she was about to change the world.

Mom Walters was lounging in the fat chair with a bag of Oreo cookies. She looked at the baby, who was suddenly quiet. “Bob, does the baby look funny to you?”

Bob put his beer can in its ring/stain on the lamp table, then unslouched and took a look. “Is this a trick question?”

“I mean, does she look… blue?”

“Everything looks blue. The TV’s on.”

Amy made a weird little choking sound, and Mom Walters flurried into action. She ran in circles around the room, screaming, “Oh my God!”

Bob got up, patted the baby on the back, and the bunny nose popped out. It stuck to the carpet, covered with drool. The baby seemed surprised. She thought about crying, then decided it wasn’t worth it, and snuggled against Bob’s chest instead. The crisis was over.

Mom Walters kept orbiting the sofa, waving her arms. When Bob calmed her down she spoke frankly. “Somebody’s going to hear about this!”

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