No matter how dark the room gets I can always see. It looks emptier wh…

Janice Galloway
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No matter how dark the room gets I can always see. It looks emptier when I put the lights on so I don't do it if I can help it. Brightness disagrees with me: it hurts my eyes, wastes electricity and encourages moths, all sorts of things. I sit in the dark for a number of reasons. ✨ Janice Galloway (1989). The Trick is to Keep Breathing: A Novel
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