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“None of us would ever fully grasp the extent of our magnificent unoriginality -- it would be too painful to process...There was the evidence, in all these profiles, where who we really are and who we'd like everyone to think we are were in such unsubtle tension. How clear it suddenly was that we are all the same organs, tissue and liquids packaged up in one version of a million cliches, who all have insecurities and desires; the need to feel nutured, important, understood and useful in one way or another. Non of us are special. I don't know why we fight it so much.”

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Ghosts

Ghosts is a compilation of eerie tales that delve into the realm of the supernatural, examining the phenomenon of spirits and the unexplained occurrences that transcend the boundaries of the living world. more

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Dolly Alderton

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