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Forgetting someone is like forgetting to turn off the light 
     in the backyard so it stays lit all the next day 

But then it is the light that makes you remember.


Translated by Chana Bloch

Submitted by Angelica Rodriguez

Added: 14 Oct 2002 | Last Read: 2 Sep 2026 7:19 PM | Viewed: 11717 times

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