The city was blacked out because bombers might come, so Billy didn't g…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The city was blacked out because bombers might come, so Billy didn't get to see Dresden do one of the most cheerful things a city can do when the sun goes down, which is to wink its lights on one by one. ✨ KURT VONNEGUT JR (1969). SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
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The city was blacked out because bombers might come, so Billy didn't get to see Dresden do one of the most cheerful things a city can do when the sun goes down, which is to wink its lights on one by one. ✨ KURT VONNEGUT JR (1969). SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE

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