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It Was Less Like Seeing Than Like Being For The First Time Seen, Knocked Breathless By A Powerful Glance.
-Annie Dillard
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It Was Less Like Seeing
Annie Dillard
It Was Less Like Seeing Than Like Being For The First Time Seen, Knocked Breathless By A Powerful Glance.
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