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And even if some overwhelming reason forced her to come here, I'd recognize
her knock on the door among a thousand, that light tap so she won't chip her
fingernail polish. Given the pervasive disorder in here, it would take me only a
second ...
And even if some overwhelming reason forced her to come here, I'd recognize
her knock on the door among a thousand, that light tap so she won't chip her
fingernail polish. Given the pervasive disorder in here, it would take me only a
second ...
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My mother had slipped on her jacket of raw silk, gathered her packages together,
made a few of the usual remarks, deposited a bright red kiss on each of my
cheeks, and closed the door behind her. Left in the armchair where she had been
...
My mother had slipped on her jacket of raw silk, gathered her packages together,
made a few of the usual remarks, deposited a bright red kiss on each of my
cheeks, and closed the door behind her. Left in the armchair where she had been
...
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The footsteps pause in front of each door. He must be reading the names. He's
coming closer. That's it, he's knocking here. Fate pounding at the door. It's fate's
job to intervene just when the protagonists least expect it. And that's what makes
it ...
The footsteps pause in front of each door. He must be reading the names. He's
coming closer. That's it, he's knocking here. Fate pounding at the door. It's fate's
job to intervene just when the protagonists least expect it. And that's what makes
it ...
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