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Cheryl put “Imagination and fingernails" on her organ donor card

It wasn't easy to find, but tucked away, hidden behind her nightmares and dreams, there was her imagination.

"So fragile," said the surgeon, and she gently lifted it out and put it on a ceramic dish.

Her assistant checked the national registry and found a match - an artist, skilled with a brush but without inspiration or the creative spark.

"Call them," said the surgeon. "And have them ready by ten."

The assistant nodded. "Anything else?" he asked.

"No," said the surgeon, and she put the fingernails in her pocket.

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