You know that kind of quiver that trembles around through you when you…

Mark Twain
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You know that kind of quiver that trembles around through you when you are seeing something so strange and enchanting and wonderful that it is just a fearful joy to be alive and look at it; and you know how you gaze, and your lips turn dry and your breath comes short, but you wouldn't be anywhere but there, not for the world. ✨ Mark Twain (2004). The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories, p.125, Penguin
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