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John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things Quotes: Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother.
         

Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother.


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Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother.
         



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And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.



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