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The lamp sizzled as it burned. it made everything seem close and safe, a little family circle they all knew and trusted. outside this circle lay everything that was strange and frightening, and the darkness seemed to reach higher and higher and further and further away, right to the end of the world.
-Tove Jansson
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The Lamp Sizzled As It Burned. It

Tove Jansson
The lamp sizzled as it burned. it made everything seem close and safe, a little family circle they all knew and trusted. outside this circle lay everything that was strange and frightening, and the darkness seemed to reach higher and higher and further and further away, right to the end of the world.
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