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You know," he said, his voice making me feel cold in spite of the heat, "this city can get ahold of you and pull you back no matter how hard you try to climb out. Like a grave.
You know," he said, his voice making me feel cold in spite of the heat, "this city can get ahold of you and pull you back no matter how hard you try to climb out. Like a grave.
Approximate author period: c. 1962 AD · modern
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- Neal Shusterman
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- Approximate author period: c. 1962 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1962; activity date not established; Wikidata Q6984190, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6984190 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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