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He had always tried to treat Havaa as a child and she always went along with it, as though childhood and innocence were fantastical creatures that had died long ago, resurrected only in games of make believe.

He had always tried to treat Havaa as a child and she always went along with it, as though childhood and innocence were fantastical creatures that had died long ago, resurrected only in games of make believe.

Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern

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Anthony Marra
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Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Marra: documented birth year 1984; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4773014, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4773014 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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