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I saw in details while she saw in scope. Not seeing the scope is why I am here and she is not. I took each element spearately and never looked to see that they never did fit together properly

Erin Morgenstern

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Erin Morgenstern
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: July 8
Novelist
Writer
Elements
Looked
Saws
Took
Scope
Seeing
Properly
Together
Element
Never
Details
Fit

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„I forgive you for stealing my shawl.“ She smiles as he laughs. And then she vanishes. A simple trick of distracting his attention long enough to slip out through the hall, despite the lingering temptation to stay.
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I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality.
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Scent is often underestimated, when it can be the most evocative.
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How are you managing to keep everyone from aging?” Celia asks after a while. “Very carefully,” Marco answers.
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I am already married, she remarks to the empty air, twisting the ring on her right hand that covers an sold, distinctive scar.
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