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Dancy closes her eyes, remembering all the times that have been so much worse than this, all the horror and shame and sorrow to give her strength. The burning parts of her no one and nothing can ever touch, the fire where her soul used to be.
Dancy closes her eyes, remembering all the times that have been so much worse than this, all the horror and shame and sorrow to give her strength. The burning parts of her no one and nothing can ever touch, the fire where her soul used to be.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Caitlín R. Kiernan
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Caitlín R. Kiernan: documented birth year 1964; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4221522, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4221522 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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