The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to m…

Ray Bradbury
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The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seem fixed to a sliding walk, letting the motion of the wind and the leaves carry her forward. [...] The trees overhead made a great sound of letting down their dry rain. ✨ FaceBook post byRay Bradbury from Jan 27, 2016
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