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“He knew, but it was not enough. The sorrow was so large it threatened to tear through my skin. When he died, all things swift and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”
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“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
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“Our goddess of the moon is gifted with magic, with power over the dead. She could banish the dreams, if she wished.
She did not.”
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She did not.”
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“It was spring, and we were surrounded by the profusion of Anatolian fertility. For three weeks the earth would paint herself in every color, burst every bud, unfurl each rioting petal. Then, the wild flush of her excitement spent, she would settle down to the steady work of summer. It was my favorite time of year.”
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“The presence of the other boys did not comfort me; our dead come for their vengeance regardless if witnesses.”
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