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The Old, Old Story single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Old, Old Story
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The protagonist is in the Musée in Paris, where she sees an old couple looking at a bible. The man is giving a running commentary to the woman, who he has a hold of; the protagonist thinks him a know-it-all and worries for the woman.

Soon, the protagonist spots them again, this time touching a carving that has a Do Not Touch sign. She makes eye contact with the old man, and then the old woman, and realises that the woman is blind.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Blindness.
    Type of character Secondary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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    y separately published work icon Verity La August 2012 9371820 2012 periodical issue 2012
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