“I think people can be cursed,” he finally answered. “I’ve met a few.” “What happened to them?” “Misfortune followed them like a cloud. Bit by bit, it took them down.” “So people can be cursed?” “I think people can be cursed.” “People—but not books?” “I think something has to be alive to be cursed.” “And you don’t feel something alive in books? Haven’t you ever felt the kiss of fabled winds brush across your face?” Lęina whispered. “Haven’t you ever found yourself floating in an infinite space? Haven’t you shed tears for characters you’ve never known? Felt emotions that can’t possibly be your
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