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My body shuddered with giving, and her body shuddered its acceptance.

This was the way we loved, until the night became a silent day. And as I lay here with her I could see how important physical love was, how necessary it was for us to be in each other’s arms, giving and taking.

” — Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

miranda. I have never seen such a terrible room, gilded with the gold teeth of the women who loved you.