There were those of us who were ordinary. We had ordinary looks, ordinary lives and even suffered from ordinary diseases. We were generally known as and we referred to ourselves as commoners.
Then there were those who were lucky enough to have been born with or acquired special deficiencies. Their eyes were sensitive to the sun. Their hearts were at a risk of exploding. Their bone marrows were infected. Their skins were irritable.
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