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Author: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer is the author of the novels Perfecting and The Nettle Spinner, and the short fiction collection Way Up. Recent short fiction by Kathryn can be read in Granta and The Walrus. She teaches and advises through the University of Toronto, The New York Times Knowledge Network and the University of Guelph. More information at KathrynKuitenbrouwer.com. Twitter: @KKuitenbrouwer

The Song of Otto (9)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“We wanted it more than ever”

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The Song of Otto (8)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“We! We! We! We! We! We! We!”

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The Song of Otto (7)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“He held a mirror up to our very best selves”

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The Song of Otto (6)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“the blood-soaked refuse left from a pillage”

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The Song of Otto (5)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“Look! Look around you!”

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The Song of Otto (4)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“The adults have deserted us to their own cause”

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The Song of Otto (3)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“We were shaken from a kind of dream”

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The Song of Otto (2)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“Nothing more forlorn than an eviscer­ated machine”

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The Song of Otto (1)

By: Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

“Otto picked his way through the debris…”

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