We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is so…

Rachel Cusk
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We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.
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We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.

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