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“I’d like to sit there,” I said softly to the girl sitting in front of the other mirror. She scampered. I took… — Heather Heffner Copy Share Image
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“Plato before him had said the same. The little human animal will not at first have the right responses. It must be… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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