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And she learned that you couldn’t stockpile anything that mattered, really. Feelings, people, songs, sex, fireworks: they existed only in time, and when it was over, so were they.
And she learned that you couldn’t stockpile anything that mattered, really. Feelings, people, songs, sex, fireworks: they existed only in time, and when it was over, so were they.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1978 AD · modern
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- Garth Risk Hallberg
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1978 AD · modern
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