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It hurts when they're gone. And it doesn't matter if it's slow or fast, whether it's a long drawn-out disease or an unexpected accident. When they're gone the world turns upside down and you're left holding on, trying not to fall off.
It hurts when they're gone. And it doesn't matter if it's slow or fast, whether it's a long drawn-out disease or an unexpected accident. When they're gone the world turns upside down and you're left holding on, trying not to fall off.
Approximate author period: c. 1990 AD · modern
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- Walter Mosley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1990 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Walter Mosley: documented activity in 1990. Wikidata Q188117, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188117 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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