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Nowadays he doesn't think of his wife, though he knows he can turn around and evoke every move of her, describe any aspect of her, the weigh of her wrist on his heart during the night.
Nowadays he doesn't think of his wife, though he knows he can turn around and evoke every move of her, describe any aspect of her, the weigh of her wrist on his heart during the night.
Approximate author period: c. 1943 AD · modern
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- Michael Ondaatje
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- Approximate author period: c. 1943 AD · modern
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