She does not know where any tale waits before it's told. (No more do I.) But forty thieves sounds good, so… — Neil Gaiman
She does not know where any tale waits
before it's told. (No more do I.)
But forty thieves sounds good, so forty
thieves it is. She prays she's bought another clutch of days.
We save our lives in such unlikely ways.
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