We ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junio…

Banana Yoshimoto
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We ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junior high school, high school. Everyone had matured in their own way, and even as we stood face to face with them they seemed like people from dreams, sudden glimpses through the fences of our tangled memories. We smiled and waved, exchanged a few words, and then walked on in our separate directions. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2002). Goodbye Tsugumi, p.117, Grove Press
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