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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed.
Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed.
Approximate author period: c. 1929 AD · modern
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- William Faulkner
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- Approximate author period: c. 1929 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1897 to 1962; Wikidata Q38392, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38392 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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