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True silence. The freezing of all sound. It wasn’t possible, in the modern world, to listen to the sound of true silence. Perhaps not even in the ancient world either: there was wind in the desert; insects in the depths of the forest; wave activity in the middle of the ocean. Nature did not tolerate silence. Only death accepted silence; and there was silence here.
— Jul 04, 2026 01:17AM
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Jamia Khanom
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At this point, I am going to quote the whole book.
'She lay there looking at the moon, as if it had secrets, as if it had knowledge.'
— Jul 04, 2026 03:30AM
'She lay there looking at the moon, as if it had secrets, as if it had knowledge.'
Jamia Khanom
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‘You want to hear why it’s ridiculous? Because two people in love don’t make a hive mind. Neither should they want to be a hive mind, to think the same, to know the same. It’s about being separate and still loving each other, being distinct from each other. One is the violin string, one is the bow.’
‘God help us.’
‘Take it in turns, but that’s how it should be.’
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— Jul 04, 2026 03:22AM
‘God help us.’
‘Take it in turns, but that’s how it should be.’
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