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9 Colors

9 Colors
Hadia, 9, Syria

The picture is of a djinn (genie). There is a girl in the picture. The djinn follows her. The eyes are of the girl, she has cried so much her eyes are red. The girl is frightened. The djinn is not here, it has disappeared. The girl last saw it in Syria. The djinn is gone. “I am afraid of the djinn.” When I was in Syria, I as afraid of it. I am not afraid of it now.