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When his grandchildren had been little, they had asked if they could hide inside the clock. Now he wanted to gather them and open himself up and hide them among his ribs and faintly ticking heart.

Paul Harding

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Paul Harding
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 19
Author
Musician
Novelist
Writer
the United States of America
Littles
Gather
Wanted
Grandchildren
Little
Hide
Heart
Clock
Asked
Among
Faintly
Inside
Ticking
Open
Ribs

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