Switch clicking off in my head, turning the hot light off and the cool…

Tennessee Williams
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Switch clicking off in my head, turning the hot light off and the cool night on and — [He looks up, smiling sadly.] — all of a sudden there's—peace! ✨ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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