A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a pag…

Ian Mcewan
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A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it. ✨ Ian McEwan (2010). Atonement, p.37, Random House
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A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it. ✨ Ian McEwan (2010). Atonement, p.37, Random House

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