It is possible to imagine a person so entirely that the image resists …

Amy Hempel
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It is possible to imagine a person so entirely that the image resists attempts to dislodge it. ✨ Amy Hempel (2006). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.378, Simon and Schuster
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It is possible to imagine a person so entirely that the image resists attempts to dislodge it. ✨ Amy Hempel (2006). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.378, Simon and Schuster

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