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“She rests on the floor in a pile of furs, and as she hums to herself, she unbraids her hair. It is such a simple, achingly beautiful moment that my chest hurts just to watch her. I want this. I want to be with her, at her side when she prepares for bed. I want to watch her hum as she unwinds her plaits every night.”

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