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There Is No Place like Home, Whatever That Is

By Ben · The Common Reader · September 2024
There Is No Place like Home, Whatever That Is
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"As soon as you can reach high, grab the shiny doorknob, and toddle outside, you see what your homeworld actually looks like. Odds are, it will be the first thing you draw: a box with a triangle on top, two square eyes to let the sunshine in, a tall door to let your friends in. It is your kangaroo pouch, familiar and comforting when the rest of the world is strange."

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