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And if a moment exists only in one's perception anyway, then perhaps the rush of feeling he has now is THE MOMENT, and not merely its shadow.

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Jess Walter
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 20
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Spokane
Washington
Perception
Merely
Shadow
Perhaps
Feeling
Moment
Rush
Feelings
Anyway
Moments
Exists

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