The ghosts that exert the most power in people__ lives-at least, the people I know__end to be of their own making, and consist of equal parts regret and old fears and just plain missing somebody.
Be careful what you wish for. It may turn out that making the wish was the only good part.
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Be careful what you wish for. It may turn out that making the wish was the only good part.
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