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Oracle

O, Mirror, what shall I do with my face? Be kind. Seek grace. . [ 862 ]

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As a Category, “Everything and Nothing” is roughly equivalent to “Marginalia,” but with an added twist: it’s the name of a book written by Ross Freeman, the hero of my unpublished novel, The Smiling Eyes of Children.

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