The bus roared on. I was going home in October. Everybody goes home in…

Jack Kerouac
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The bus roared on. I was going home in October. Everybody goes home in October. ✨ Jack Kerouac (2000). Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings, p.129, Penguin
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The bus roared on. I was going home in October. Everybody goes home in October. ✨ Jack Kerouac (2000). Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings, p.129, Penguin

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