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The absence of a skyline makes him doubt he'll ever get where he's going, and behind him, where he's come from might as well not be there.

The absence of a skyline makes him doubt he’ll ever get where he’s going, and behind him, where he’s come from might as well not be there.
– Garth Risk Hallberg

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