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And I saw the exhalations of demons, the billowing white clouds of dust and smoke, backlit by arc lights, emanating like a monstrous phantom from a traumatized skyline. Those twin wonders of a thousand movie backdrops were gone. Just. Gone.
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“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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