Christmas Day; Aged 10

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They are woodcarving tools, something I have never had before.

They are sharp.

What I have before me is a long inch-thick piece of wood.

I pick up a tool with a two-sided cutting edge that meets in a point.

I slice into the wood.

The tool slips.

The tool slices into my hand.

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The scar is gone now.

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