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Children make prayers so thoughtlessly, building them up like sand castles—and they are always surprised when suddenly the castle becomes real, and the iron gate grinds shut.
Children make prayers so thoughtlessly, building them up like sand castles—and they are always surprised when suddenly the castle becomes real, and the iron gate grinds shut.
Approximate author period: c. 1979 AD · modern
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- Catherynne M. Valente
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- Approximate author period: c. 1979 AD · modern
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