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I thought, when i came upon her, that i was seizing hold of life... instead i lost hold of life completely. i reached out for something to attach myself to - and i found nothing. but in reaching out, in the effort to grasp, to attach myself, left high and dry as i was, i nevertheless found something i had not looked for - myself.

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I Thought, When I Came Upon Her,

Henry Miller

I thought, when i came upon her, that i was seizing hold of life... instead i lost hold of life completely. i reached out for something to attach myself to - and i found nothing. but in reaching out, in the effort to grasp, to attach myself, left high and dry as i was, i nevertheless found something i had not looked for - myself.

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