Variant: The words were on their way, and when they arrived, she would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain.
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“July 24, 6:03 A. M.
The laundry was warm and the rafters were firm, and Michael Holzapfel jumped from the chair as if it were a cliff…
Michael Holzapfel knew what he was doing.
He killed himself for wanting to live.”

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“Still, they have one thing I envy. Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.”

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Variant: Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.
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“As always, she was carrying the washing. Rudy was carrying two buckets of cold water, or as he put it, two buckets of future ice.”

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“You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.”

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“She kept watching the words.”

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“A book floated down the Amper River.
A boy jumped in, caught up to it, and held
it in his right hand. He grinned. He stood
waist-deep in the icy, Decemberish water.
“How about a kiss, Saumensch?” he said.”

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“It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on, coughing and searching, and finding.”

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“Even enemies were an inch away from friendship.”

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“… And the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever.”

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“Liesel's blood had dried inside of her. It crumbled. She almost broke into pieces on the steps.”

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