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I said nothing for a time, just ran my fingertips along the edge of the human-shaped emptiness that had been left inside me.

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The whole universe is like some big FedEx box.

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But metaphors help eliminate what separates you and me.

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The sense of tragedy - according to Aristotle - comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist's weak points but from his good qualities. Do you k...more

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Shimamoto was in charge of the records. She'd take one from its jacket, place it carefully on the turntable without touching the grooves with her fing...more

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I watched the moon alone, unable to share his cold beauty with anyone.