"She tried to think about what lay ahead, but soon gave up. 'Words turn into stone,' Nimit had told her. She settled deep into her seat and closed her ...

I was the chain that bit into my ankle, and I was the ruthless guard that never slept.
~ Haruki Murakami ~












I was the chain that bit into my ankle, and I was the ruthless guard that never slept.

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