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I had forgotten that, and so many things. how could i put everything down on paper? it seemed impossible. no matter what, the majority of life would be left out of this story, this sliver of a version of the life i'd known. but i tried anyway.
-Dave Eggers
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I Had Forgotten That, And So Many

Dave Eggers
I had forgotten that, and so many things. how could i put everything down on paper? it seemed impossible. no matter what, the majority of life would be left out of this story, this sliver of a version of the life i'd known. but i tried anyway.
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