I tried to speak in a cool, calm way, but the zombie rose up in my thr…

Sylvia Plath
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I tried to speak in a cool, calm way, but the zombie rose up in my throat and choked me off. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.63, Hamilton Books
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