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As we moved from Tokyo the world became greener.
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He hated the idea of killing people he could not hate.
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It made me sad when I caught myself pretending that everybody out there in cyberspace cared about what I thought, when really nobody gives.
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In trying to stop your tears, I was already obeying the officer’s command to the letter, not out of patriotic allegiance, but out of cowardice, in order not to feel the pain of my own heart, breaking.
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There used to be a middle way, too, when her attention was focused but vast, and time felt like a limpid pool, ringed by sunlit ferns. An underground spring fed the pool from deep below, creating a gentle current of words that bubbled up, while on the surface, breezes shimmered and played.
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It’s the cold fish dying in your stomach feeling. You try to forget about it, but as soon as you do, the fish starts flopping around under your heart and reminds you that something truly horrible is happening.
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Maybe this is what it’s like when you die. Your inbox stays empty. At first, you just think nobody’s answering, so you check your SENT box to make sure your outgoing mail is okay, and then you check your ISP to make sure your account is still active, and eventually you have to conclude that you’re dead.
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When a breeze blew, petals rained down on my upturned face, and I stopped and gasped, stunned by the beauty and sadness.
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Handwriting, by contrast, resists the eye, reveals its meaning slowly, and is as intimate as skin.
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