It had been a year and a half since Elysia moved to her new command at Norfolk, Virginia, seven months pregnant with Citrus while Mitja stayed in Silver Spring, Maryland. Then, in the first half of 2007, Elysia was deployed to the Middle East. While she was gone, a silent two-dimensional replica stood watch in her absence:

Flat Mommy

This is her story.

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