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At bed-time I went into my room and put out the light. I didn't get undressed. I lay on my bed and looked out of the window at the stars. I read in a ...more

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The librarian was explaining the benefits of the Dewey decimal system to her junior—benefits that extended to every area of life. It was orderly, like...more

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the past is so hard to shift. It comes with us like a chaperon, standing between us and the newness of the present - the new chance.