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I was happy. I loved the night, I loved t so much it almost hurt. In the night everything seemed possible. I wasn't sleepy at all.
Banana Yoshimoto
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Banana Yoshimoto
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 24
Essayist
Novelist
Prosaist
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Bunkyo
Yoshimoto Banana
Almost
Possible
Happy
Night
Sleepy
Everything
Seemed
Much
Loved
Wasn
Hurt
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