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Cheryl Teh

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In Madam Sheila Yeo's wallet, there is an old photograph of her sons, time-stamped Christmas Eve, 2000.
In the photograph, two boys sit next to a Christmas tree on chairs too big for them. Fat, red stockings overflow with presents in their arms.
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