I fell asleep. But later that night I woke up. There was moonlight coming through the window, and shadows of tree branches fell onto the bed, waving gently in the breeze."" And then you saw the ghost?" James laughed. "Dear chap, the branches WERE the ghost. There weren't any trees within a hundred yards of that house. They'd all been cut down years before. I saw the ghost of a tree. Audrey Niffenegger
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  2. I won't ever leave you, even though you're always leaving me.

  3. It's hard being left behind. (...) It's hard to be the one who stays.

  4. It’s dark now and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing.

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