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Almost everyone in heaven has someone on earth they watch, a loved one, a friend or even a stranger who was once kind, who offered warm food or a bright smile when one of us had needed it. and when i wasn’t watching i could hear the others talking to those they loved on earth: just as fruitlessly as me, i’m afraid. a one-sided card cajoling and coaching of the young, a one way loving and desiring of their mates, a single-sided card that could never get signed.
-Alice Sebold
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Almost Everyone In Heaven Has Someone On

Alice Sebold
Almost everyone in heaven has someone on earth they watch, a loved one, a friend or even a stranger who was once kind, who offered warm food or a bright smile when one of us had needed it. and when i wasn’t watching i could hear the others talking to those they loved on earth: just as fruitlessly as me, i’m afraid. a one-sided card cajoling and coaching of the young, a one way loving and desiring of their mates, a single-sided card that could never get signed.
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