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Ann* has grown used to the strange looks she receives—some from strangers, others from people she knows.
First, it’s the stares. Then, a noticeable shift in their expression when they realise her right arm is gone.
“The look people give me when they see I’m missing an arm... it’s not a kind one. Why do they pity me? I can still do so much, just like everyone else,” she says.
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