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George Saunders Reads Claire Keegan

The New Yorker: Fiction

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The Trance of Lady Diana

Cajal was watching a documentary on the BBC about Lady Diana. He'd never taken any interest in the royal family but found himself mesmerised. As soon as the vows were made and the wedding rings had been exchanged, Cajal automatically pressed the rewind button before realising it was something he could not rewind. There was such pleasure in doing this that he wanted to do it again.

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