When I was little there was a picture in one of our books, a dark plac…

William Faulkner
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When I was little there was a picture in one of our books, a dark place into which a single weak ray of light came slanting upon two faces lifted out of the shadow. ✨ William Faulkner (2011). FAULKNER READER, p.169, Modern Library
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When I was little there was a picture in one of our books, a dark place into which a single weak ray of light came slanting upon two faces lifted out of the shadow. ✨ William Faulkner (2011). FAULKNER READER, p.169, Modern Library

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