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He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her. At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.
I remember liking-but-not-loving this when I read it in high school, many years ago. Almost forty years later, I've read it again, ...more
Probably closer to 4 stars but would I read it again? Not sure. Glad to finally read the classic book and once again realize that the same stories play out generation after generation. Such a tragic ending for a guy just trying to impress a girl.
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