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Nighttime is different. Things are otherwise when the world is black. Insecurities and hurts, anxieties and fears grow teeth at night. p493

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Kate Morton
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
Author
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Berri
South Australia
Australia
Grows
Insecurity
Black
Hurts
Night
Fears
Different
Teeth
Things
Anxiety
World
Otherwise
Nighttime
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