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My mother's last word to me clanks inside me like an iron bell that someone beats at dinnertime: love, love, love, love, love.

My mother’s last word to me clanks inside me like an iron bell that someone beats at dinnertime: love, love, love, love, love.
– Cheryl Strayed

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