Every minute we were together, I felt like I was wandering in the dark…

Tom Perrotta
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Every minute we were together, I felt like I was wandering in the dark through a strange house, groping for a light switch. And then, whenever I found one and turned it on, the bulb was dead. ✨ The Leftovers. Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.
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Every minute we were together, I felt like I was wandering in the dark through a strange house, groping for a light switch. And then, whenever I found one and turned it on, the bulb was dead. ✨ The Leftovers. Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.

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