In that high place in the darkness the two oddly sensitive human atoms held each other tightly and waited. In the mind of each was the same thought. "I have come to this lonely place and here is this other, " was the substance of the thing felt.

Sherwood Anderson
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The two inseparably connected people are shown in the quote above. The two are still sitting together, holding hands. They are sitting in the middle of the night in the dark, waiting for something to happen. This is a very personal moment where they are looking out into the future and thinking about what might be.

It is very intimate, but not sexual. They are close enough that they can feel each other’s breath on their necks and smell each other’s skin.

Source: Winesburg, Ohio

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