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Here is the story: Nina stood at the edge of the Tbilisi rooftop, her toes curling over the rusted iron ledge. Below, the Mtkvari River dragged its muddy green body through the sleeping city. Behind her, the door to the stairwell hung open, rattling in the October wind. nino haratisvili vos-maa zizn- skacat-

Here is my life. A patchwork. A bruise. A miracle of small moments: the first snow over the Fernsehturm, a stranger’s hand on her shoulder in a U-Bahn station when she collapsed from exhaustion, the taste of tarragon lemonade she made in her tiny kitchen to remember home. Skachat

“Deda,” she said — mother in Georgian. “I’m not coming home for Christmas. But I’m writing again. And I’m happy. Properly happy. My way.” Below, the Mtkvari River dragged its muddy green