"There is an instinctive withdrawal for the sake of preservation, a closure that assumes the order of completion. Winter is a season unto itself.
I dream, sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.
~ Haruki Murakami ~
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I dream, sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.
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