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The pause makes you think the song will end. and then the song isn't really over, so you're relieved. but then the song does actually end, because every song ends, obviously, and that. time. the. end. is. for. real.
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The Pause Makes You Think The Song

Jennifer Egan
The pause makes you think the song will end. and then the song isn't really over, so you're relieved. but then the song does actually end, because every song ends, obviously, and that. time. the. end. is. for. real.
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