"Finally, she looks up and asks: “Do you have any pets?” She doesn’t know why this question. He shakes his head. He doesn’t like the idea of animals being domesticated. He says something about corrupting the animal spirit. She says: “And cockroaches?”"
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Involution, Migrations: New Short Fiction from Africa, Short Story Day Africa, ISBN 978-0-620-74540-6
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