I shoulda been making proper plans to go right then. But I wasn't. You ever seen a chased rabbit give in… — Tim Winton
I shoulda been making proper plans to go right then. But I wasn't. You ever seen a chased rabbit give in running? When he just pulls up and stands there? Like he's out of puff and out of ideas and can't put two moves together anymore? Well that was me. I shoulda been gone already. It was like I was paralysed.
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