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I have a thing for squirrels.

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I think a person ought to go sit outside every night of their life. How can it be good for us to miss this?

We stay all closed up in our houses with light bulbs.

This is so beautiful.

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In that place where darkness and isolation meet,

fear can take hold in a particularly visceral way.

When you're alone in the dark, every sense works overtime.

It can feel like the darkness and the fear are interchangeable. One comes to represent the other,

and it can paralyze you.

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