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Mrs Covet

It started with the ladybugs.

The first one was a taste of luck on a spring day as I folded towels in the kids' bathroom. The shiny little bubble moved clumsily up the mirror, seemed actually to waddle in her red armour with its cheerful yellow spots.

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