The idiot heard the sounds, but they had no meaning for him. He lived inside somewhere, apart, and the little… — Theodore Sturgeon
The idiot heard the sounds, but they had no meaning for him. He lived inside somewhere, apart, and the little link between word and significance hung broken.
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