Remembering Elizabeth

I've posted this before, but I wish to repost to remember, to never forget: From Blogizdat LJ:

I first wrote and posted this on July 28th, 2005, reposted on July 28th, 2007 with slight revision, and again on July 27, 2010 revised once more, with an additional commentary: On July 28th, 1966, our family went on a picnic outing with friends to celebrate the birthday of a young South American teacher who was living with us at the time. We drove a few kilometers away from our town to a small undeveloped beach on the Tocantins river, where we had a picnic lunch, after which my dad took a nap in a hammock, and my mom went down the beach to a shack to change into swim wear, while the several of us kids and young teens splashed about in the warm and shallow water. Then, the unthinkable happened.

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