For a subscription, a service mails warm packages. Inside is a jacket that hugs back when worn. Lonely people unwrap embraces in living rooms and cubicles. One customer forgets to renew and receives a final box with a handwritten note: "We hope you do not need us forever. But we are here if you do." The jacket holds the note close, giving one last squeeze. Outside, neighbors consider knocking, arms ready without a shipping label.
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