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“What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” is a story about a man named Sergei who had a traumatic past in Russia. He then traveled into town to live the rest of his life in his new house, peacefully. Sergei found a magic goldfish that offered him three wishes. This eventually formed a friendship between the man and the goldfish. Sergei decided to use the first wish to cure his sister’s lung cancer. His second wish was used to help his friend’s son. Yoni, another character in the story, barged into
Sergei’s house without permission to record him. When he saw Sergei’s goldfish, he attempted to take it from him. Out of impulse Sergei slammed a pot on Yoni’s head. Sergei was horrified and scared of whatever possible consequences there
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