Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it expl — Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it expl — Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it expl — Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it expl — Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it expl — Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
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Her only thought was of getting away, as if she were carrying a live grenade from inside the house, so that when it exploded, it would destroy just herself.

— Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
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