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At the door, there was one of those moment when two people realize that they like each other more than they know each other. This is nicer than the opposite situation, but more awkward. You try to remember the protocol for touching. You hate to gush, or presume to much, yet you are unwilling to let the moment pass without without some gesture
At the door, there was one of those moment when two people realize that they like each other more than they know each other. This is nicer than the opposite situation, but more awkward. You try to remember the protocol for touching. You hate to gush, or presume to much, yet you are unwilling to let the moment pass without without some gesture
Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
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- Emma Donoghue
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- Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Emma Donoghue: documented activity in 1992. Wikidata Q52255, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52255 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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