[ When she appears, he turns to face her. It's his mother. Subtracted twenty or so years. ]
You're not old. [ She wasn't. He never saw his mother as old. This is weird. But, he comes forward and he hugs her. ] I'm old - er. [ He's not allowed to say he's old, then his mother is old and his mother isn't allowed to be old. ]
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You're not old. [ She wasn't. He never saw his mother as old. This is weird. But, he comes forward and he hugs her. ] I'm old - er. [ He's not allowed to say he's old, then his mother is old and his mother isn't allowed to be old. ]