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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Once people see you cry, it's like they own part of you. It's like you ripped a hole in yourself, and they saw through whatever armor you had on, got a good long view of all the screaming alien goop underneath. - Quote by Stefan Bachmann

Once people see you cry, it’s like they own part of you. It’s like you ripped a hole in yourself, and they saw through whatever armor you had on, got a good long view of all the screaming alien goop underneath.

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Feathers fell from the sky. Like black snow, they drifted onto an old city called Bath.
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