You looked at me then like you knew me, and I thought it really was Ed…

Toni Morrison
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You looked at me then like you knew me, and I thought it really was Eden, and I couldn't take your eyes in because I was loving the hoof marks on your cheeks. ✨ Toni Morrison (1992). Jazz, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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You looked at me then like you knew me, and I thought it really was Eden, and I couldn't take your eyes in because I was loving the hoof marks on your cheeks. ✨ Toni Morrison (1992). Jazz, Alfred a Knopf Inc

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