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It watches, he added suddenly. The house. It watches every move you make.

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Shirley Jackson
Age: 48 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 8
Author
Journalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Shirley Hardie Jackson
Suddenly
Watches
Move
Moving
House
Every
Make
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