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There was nothing else I could do but say sorry myself. His apology had left a residue in me, a residue on my thinking, and continuing on in this house without saying it would be entirely awkward. It would turn the small space toxic. So I said it, though I tried to lessen the potency of the apology by mumbling.
There was nothing else I could do but say sorry myself. His apology had left a residue in me, a residue on my thinking, and continuing on in this house without saying it would be entirely awkward. It would turn the small space toxic. So I said it, though I tried to lessen the potency of the apology by mumbling.
Approximate author period: c. 1986 AD · modern
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- Alexandra Kleeman
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- Approximate author period: c. 1986 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Alexandra Kleeman: documented birth year 1986; activity date not established. Wikidata Q22095986, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22095986 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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