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By Anna Romer

Dorian's fingers crept to his bald patch. Beneath the skin, a knobby, marble-like lump bulged from his skull.

His brother, they said.

A twin.

Mostly absorbed before birth.

He rubbed it, wishing it would go away. No such luck. It pulsed beneath his touch, swelling, eager to start feeding.