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　　Halloween Coming Out

　　"A man was shot in the face during a bank robbery．"That was the news about me five years ago．From then on I never looked in a （36）___； it even scared myself when seeing my destroyed face．I lived in my house alone without outside contact．But one night I was making an （37）___．It was Halloween．

　　What a fitting night for me to （38）___!I longed for human contact．When my pumpkin lantern smiled a toothy welcome in my front door，I heard footsteps and giggling（咯咯的笑） as children came close to my house．

　　"Trick or treat，"they cried．

　　My hands started to （39）___．I opened the door and gave them a （40）___ smile through my damaged lips beneath a rough scar where my nose once （41）___．

　　"Do you want a trick，or do you want a treat？"My voice sounded more like a ghost．The （42）___ expression on the children's faces suggested everything．

　　"Treat!"They （43）___ picked a candy or two from my bucket，and ran to the （44）___ of their parents．

　　I closed the door，and pressed my back against it．I felt dizzy，but I （45）___ it．Then the bell rang．"Trick or treat．"a （46）___ voice came to me．I opened the door to find a small girl，wearing a Shirley Temple mask．

　　"Hi，Shirley．"I spoke quietly not to （47）___ her．"Aren't you beautiful tonight？"

　　She stared at her feet and shook her head，"No．"

　　"Yes，you are．You're Shirley Temple，the most beautiful girl in the world．"

　　She looked up at me，and pulled her （48）___ to the side．Seeing her deformed（变形的） face，my heart missed a beat．

　　"Well，I think you are beautiful，darling．"I said gently．

　　At the words，her eyes connected with mine．An uncertain hand reached toward my bucket and took one piece of candy．"Thank you．"Her voice was a （49）___．She turned and ran to her mother．I nodded my head to her mother and gave them both a （50）