Then she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think 'this must be heaven'…

Paulo Coelho
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Then she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think 'this must be heaven'. Heaven would never use a fluorescent tube to light a room, and the pain - which started a fraction of a second later - was typical of the Earth. Ah, that Earth pain - unique, unmistakable. ✨ Paulo Coelho (2011). Veronika Decides to Die, p.12, HarperCollins UK
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