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I do not lose stuff

I do not lose stuff

I lied, and I improved on two lives. I miss seeing in color.

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Philippe du Col
Mar 17, 2023
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“I just finished a book and was struck by this line: ’ Love can be a protective tenderness, one that holds grief at bay.’ ‘beautiful non?’” the jasmine-smelling lady texted me. #AndreMakine , Une Femme Aimée, 2013,(A Woman loved, 2015), is a French novelist born in Russia. Makine was elected to seat number 5 of the Académie Française on 3 March 2016. A …

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