Sometimes you get a glimpse of a semicolon coming, a few lines farther…

Lewis Thomas
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Sometimes you get a glimpse of a semicolon coming, a few lines farther on, and it is like climbing a steep path through woods and seeing a wooden bench just at a bend in the road ahead, a place where you can expect to sit for a moment, catching your breath. ✨ Lewis Thomas (1990). A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays
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