She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of …

Orson Scott Card
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She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between her toes. That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very, very good. ✨ Orson Scott Card, Scott Orson (1997). Children of the Mind, Turtleback Books
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She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between her toes. That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very, very good. ✨ Orson Scott Card, Scott Orson (1997). Children of the Mind, Turtleback Books

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