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Crossmatch by Carmel Miranda sri Lanka Artists ’ assuming that the magic(Winner of the Gratiaen Prize 2020) When a poor young boy succumbs to his injuries in the ICU, no one considers it anything but the result of a tragic accident. No one, that is, but Lotus, an introverted daydreamer who is drifting into a career in medicine more by parental choice than her own. As a chance witness to his final moments, she is unwittingly drawn into his case and soon finds herself both angry and upset trying to understand what really