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429 Books I Have Loved (with Charles Baxter, Margot Livesey, and Jim Shepard)

The History of Literature

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I Was Astonished in the Moonlight

E nineteenth century amanifegewo wrote this. I felt in my heart, a wicked, burning desire that they would kiss me with those red lips. All three had brilliant white teeth that shone like pearls against the ruby of their voluptuous lips. There was something about them that made me uneasy, some longing and at the same time, some deadly fear. The skin of my throat began to tingle, as one's flesh does when the hand that is to tickle it approaches nearer nearer. My sayi says, you know, that it's funny, because about a month ago, i was thinking about putting together a show about o there's always this bad sex writing

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