At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an I…

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At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition and that he has no map to guide him toward the future. ✨ Sherman Alexie (1993). The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Harper Perennial
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At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition and that he has no map to guide him toward the future. ✨ Sherman Alexie (1993). The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Harper Perennial

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