"It’s not nice to think of children growing up like mushrooms, in the dark.

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She wants her cup of stars.
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"She wants her cup of stars.
"All cat stories start with the statement: 'My mother, who was the first cat, told me this,' and I lay with Jonas listening to his stories.
"It’s not nice to think of children growing up like mushrooms, in the dark.
"All cat stories start with the statement: 'My mother, who was the first cat, told me this,' and I lay with Jonas listening to his stories.