Richard began to understand darkness: darkness as something solid and …

Neil Gaiman
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Richard began to understand darkness: darkness as something solid and real, so much more than a simple absence of light. He felt it touch his skin, questing, moving, exploring: gliding through his mind. It slipped into his lungs, behind his eyes, into his mouth. ✨ Neil Gaiman (2010). Neverwhere, p.64, Hachette UK
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