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alyssa
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“Human sometimes say my heart skipped a beat to convey surprise, shock, terror. This confused me at first because my organ hearts skips beats, many of them, every time I swim. But when the cleaning woman fell from the stool, I was not swimming. And yet it stuttered. I hope she heals, and not only because of the mess on the glass.” Just started crying
— Feb 16, 2026 08:42PM
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alyssa
is on page 350 of 360
“Humans. For the most part, you are dull and blundering. But occasionally, you can be remarkably bright creatures.”
— Apr 06, 2026 10:59PM
alyssa
is on page 333 of 360
“I’m glad Terry saved you, because you saved me.”
— Apr 06, 2026 10:37PM
alyssa
is on page 331 of 360
“ “You’re so much more intelligent than we humans give you credit for.”
Marcellus lays the tip of one of his arms across the back of her hand.”
— Apr 06, 2026 10:37PM
Marcellus lays the tip of one of his arms across the back of her hand.”
alyssa
is on page 312 of 360
“Marcellus pokes the tip of an arm through the surface of the water, and Tova lowers her hand. He curls his arm around her wrist in a gesture that’s well beyond familiar now, and there’s something almost instinctive about it, like the way a newborn baby will clutch at its mother’s finger.”
— Apr 06, 2026 10:17PM
alyssa
is on page 276 of 360
“He glances down at her, struck by how touch this tiny little lady is, how much grief her ninety-pound frame has endured. And now she’s absorbing some of his, too.
How much can one person take?”
— Apr 06, 2026 09:43PM
How much can one person take?”
alyssa
is on page 250 of 360
“If I had died tonight, would this errand have been worth it?
Indeed.”
— Apr 06, 2026 09:20PM
Indeed.”
alyssa
is on page 233 of 360
“I do not like the hole in her heart. She only has one, not three like me.
Tova’s heart.
I will do everything I can to help her fill it.”
I would die for you, Marcellus
— Apr 06, 2026 08:58PM
Tova’s heart.
I will do everything I can to help her fill it.”
I would die for you, Marcellus
