As it somehow always manages before the winter solstice, but never aft…

Mark Helprin
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As it somehow always manages before the winter solstice, but never after, the early darkness was cheerful and promising, even for those who had nothing. ✨ Mark Helprin (2014). A New York Winter's Tale, p.383, Pan Macmillan
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As it somehow always manages before the winter solstice, but never after, the early darkness was cheerful and promising, even for those who had nothing. ✨ Mark Helprin (2014). A New York Winter's Tale, p.383, Pan Macmillan

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