Ive been thinking about my Dad a lot lately. Not just of him, but about very specific things. I remember his hair, how it got thinner as he got older , the curls loosening and his dark scalp showing through the thinning strands. His mustache, thick and neatly groomed over his lips. I remember his fingers, that always had just a little bit of white concrete dust in the corners, no matter how hard he tried to wash them off.

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