I wake expectant, hoping to see a new thing. ✨ Annie Dillard (2011). P…

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I wake expectant, hoping to see a new thing. ✨ Annie Dillard (2011). Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, p.4, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
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