I breathed the air of history all unaware, and walked oblivious throug…

Annie Dillard
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I breathed the air of history all unaware, and walked oblivious through its littered layers. ✨ Annie Dillard (2016). An American Childhood, p.68, Canongate Books
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I breathed the air of history all unaware, and walked oblivious through its littered layers. ✨ Annie Dillard (2016). An American Childhood, p.68, Canongate Books

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