It was a fruit we had never seen before, larger than an apple, about the size of a grapefruit. It was round and yellow like the leaves of a neglected book.

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It was a fruit we had never seen before, larger than an apple, about the size of a grapefruit. It was round and yellow like the leaves of a neglected book. We never found it again, but we still remember it. It reminded us of those old books that we had read as children.

The cover was worn out and the pages were yellowed with age. We often thought about those books and wanted to find something like them again: something forgotten and long ago.

Source: The Hidden Light Of Objects

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