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“...maybe one day we all had wings and one day we'll all have wings again." "D'you think the baby had wings?" "Oh, I'm sure that one had wings. Just got to take one look at her. Sometimes I think she's never quite left Heaven and never quite made it all the way here to Earth." She smiled, but there…” quote by David Almond — Download Open image

““...maybe one day we all had wings and one day we'll all have wings again." "D'you think the baby had wings?" "Oh, I'm sure that one had wings. Just got to take one look at her. Sometimes I think she's never quite left Heaven and never quite made it all the way here to Earth." She smiled, but there were tears in her eyes. "Maybe that's why she has such trouble staying here," she said.””

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