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When the composition was finished, I would place it on her dressing table so that
she'd be sure to find it when she removed her makeup late at night, often just
before dawn. When I awoke, there on the night table I would find little packages
tied ...
When the composition was finished, I would place it on her dressing table so that
she'd be sure to find it when she removed her makeup late at night, often just
before dawn. When I awoke, there on the night table I would find little packages
tied ...
Page 37
When I awoke this morning, the caramel I'd tucked into a corner of my mouth for
the night still hadn't melted completely away. It makes my tongue feel a bit fuzzy.
There's nothing like encountering the taste of sugar just as one's opening one's ...
When I awoke this morning, the caramel I'd tucked into a corner of my mouth for
the night still hadn't melted completely away. It makes my tongue feel a bit fuzzy.
There's nothing like encountering the taste of sugar just as one's opening one's ...
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Sleepless night. Nothing to eat. I exhausted all my supplies before midnight, not
having anticipated a bout of tenacious insomnia. A few traces of jam have
hardened inside an empty jar. I scrape them up with a fingertip, which I suck for a
long ...
Sleepless night. Nothing to eat. I exhausted all my supplies before midnight, not
having anticipated a bout of tenacious insomnia. A few traces of jam have
hardened inside an empty jar. I scrape them up with a fingertip, which I suck for a
long ...
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