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“En terwijl hij weer opstapte en langzaam verder fietste, bedacht hij hoe vreemd het was in dezelfde stad te wonen zonder elkaar ooit nog te zien, te spreken of zelfs maar iets van elkaar te horen, terwijl als de wegen die ze elk in de stad aflegden plotseling konden oplichten zou blijken dat die elkaar talloze malen hadden gekruist.”

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