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Melodi

By: Christofel George Pattiapon

In a village far from the bustle of the city, there
stood a small school that also served as a home for

children from all kinds of distant places. It was there that

Melodi first met another girl who shared her name.
Though they were both called Melodi, they differed in

many ways.

The first Melodi—a cheerful girl with long hair
always tied in a ponytail—wore a constant smile. She

loved music and carried her little guitar everywhere she

went. We’ll call her “Melodi Senja”, because her gentle
voice reminded people of the calmness of dusk.

The second Melodi was a quiet girl with

relatively stiff, short hair. If Melodi Senja loved guitar
strums, this Melodi preferred the tones of the melodica

(pianika). Every morning she brought her little pianika

and played mournful tunes that called to mind the patter

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