she slammed the door andwas gone.I looked at the closed doorand at the doorknoband strangelyI didn't feelalone.
There were people everywhere on the city street, but the stranger could not have been more alone if it were empty.
The Book Thief
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There were people everywhere on the city street, but the stranger could not have been more alone if it were empty.
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