Did you have an imaginary friend growing up?

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Yeah, his name was Freckles. I swear to god he was actually real at times. He just seemed so… corporeal. I named him Freckles because he looked like he was covered in them. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized the spots on his face were actually holes.

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