The way her body existed only where he touched her. The rest of her wa…

Arundhati Roy
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The way her body existed only where he touched her. The rest of her was smoke. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.335, Penguin Books India
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The way her body existed only where he touched her. The rest of her was smoke. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.335, Penguin Books India

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