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  • Eleanor *Novel in Progress* PROLOGUE

    Suddenly, all the familiarity disappears. I look around to find the person. He is nowhere to be seen. I slip my hand into my shirt to feel my heartbeat. It ...

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  • Eleanor *Novel in Progress* CHAPTER ONE

    Today is the 177th day. At the first signs of morning, we are awake. We eat breakfast together, feeling the warmth of the sun on our backs after a cold ...

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  • Eleanor *Novel in Progress* CHAPTER TWO

    In England, I often arrive late for school. When I wake up, a sense of panic always fills me. The morning will be filled with adrenaline and frantic footsteps on ...

    6 min read
  • Eleanor *Novel in Progess* Chapter 3

    When we return home, I avoid Richard and busy myself preparing dinner. I hear the sound of tins dropping and rolling on the floor. I turn around and see Richard ...

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That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)