"but at last i had a chance to rest, after that long period of strain. i was tired and watned to sleep. i felt that when i woke up the next morning, i would start anew. i would breathe fresh air, and start a day of entirely new experiences. it reminded me of the feelings i used to have when i was younger, like after a big test, or the night after a major school event. i'd always looked forward to waking up the next morning, when a fresh breeze would come to sweep through me, cleansing me. and when i opened my eyes at dawn, i'd feel a glow, a radiant white pearl. i hoped, i nearly prayed, for that to happen again. that night, i believed with the same purity and innocence."
-- banana yoshimoto, "dreaming of kimchee"
-- michelle tea, the chelsea whistle
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