He walked, groping for a sentence that hung in his mind as an empty sh…

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He walked, groping for a sentence that hung in his mind as an empty shape. He could neither fill it or dismiss it. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.3, Hamilton Books
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He walked, groping for a sentence that hung in his mind as an empty shape. He could neither fill it or dismiss it. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.3, Hamilton Books

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