The river was mild and leisurely, going away from the people who ate s…

Ray Bradbury
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The river was mild and leisurely, going away from the people who ate shadows for breakfast and steam for lunch and vapors for supper. ✨ Ray Bradbury (1967). Fahrenheit 451, Simon & Schuster
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