Inching one's way along a steep cliff in the dark: on reaching the hig…

Banana Yoshimoto
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Inching one's way along a steep cliff in the dark: on reaching the highway, one breathes a sigh of relief. Just when one can't take any more, one sees the moonlight. Beauty that seems to infuse itself into the heart: I know about that ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.60, Grove Press
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