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> [He existed a step or two to one side of the common world, largely out of sight, a shadow, all but invisible. Whatever he owned, either he could hoist it on his back and lug it along or he could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-sallis/he-existed-a-step-or-two-to-one-side-of-the-common-world-largely-out/)

[James Sallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-sallis/)

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