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Daniel’s fingertips grazed the bonsai before he took the clippers and snipped off an overgrown section. “They’re all great kids,” he remarked to the tombstone in front of him. “I know you loved Sam, but I wish you could’ve met the rest of them, too.”
He paused a moment to trim the bonsai.
“I’ve been making a lot of mistakes lately, Mr. Miyagi,” he admitted. “And I’ve beaten myself up worrying what you’d think of me for them, because I thought you never made any.” A breathy laughed escaped him. “I bet I could’ve learned a lot from them, huh?”