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A hospital corridor. A nurse adjusts a blanket on an old man. She does not check her watch. She sits two extra minutes. Eighth angel: the one who stays past the shift.

A basement. A small radio plays a folk song. A girl draws a sunflower on a cardboard box. She adds a blue sky. Tenth angel: the one who draws a future in a shelter. LS---Ukrainian--Gentle--Angels-Sets-01-13

A woman teaching a child to tie shoelaces. She loops, tugs, loops again. The child says, “I can do it.” She lets go. Twelfth angel: the one who teaches flight then opens her hands. A hospital corridor

A teenage girl braiding her younger sister’s hair by a window. The older one hums something unrecognizable. The younger one holds a stuffed rabbit missing an ear. Fourth angel: the one who braids peace into every parting. She sits two extra minutes

A man sweeping the steps of a damaged church. He pauses, touches a bullet hole in the doorframe. He resumes sweeping. Eleventh angel: the one who cleans without being asked.