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That reminds me of when you used to call and see us before Christmas, the year before last. Somehow–somehow life was all dark and secret and beautiful then.

That reminds me of when you used to call and see us before Christmas, the year before last. Somehow–somehow life was all dark and secret and beautiful then.

Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern

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Winston Graham
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Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Winston Graham, based on documented lifetime 1908 to 2003. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598029 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598029 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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