"well, out of place. His face was wet with perspiration and flushed pink, and even the way that he stood… — Helen Oyeyemi
"well, out of place. His face was wet with perspiration and flushed pink, and even the way that he stood marked him out as different." (Chapter 1, Page 9)
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