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…she phoned me to say that Tony was very low, needed taking out of himself, did she say, was that her phrase, how a common expression can become so like a philosophical statement, sometimes, in this case, he himself wanted to be taken out of that now alien body, which was not himself, which was no longer under his control, the cells multiplying without reference to his will, destroying him and themselves.

im dying of the consumption in bed again and this book might be perfect

I’ve wanted this book for almost two years but it’s so hard to find and honestly expensive! So excited to have been kindly gifted a copy for Christmas. I have read about 3 quarters and so far it’s fantastic