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Town Mouse

IT feels very strange crossing the threshold of other people’s houses once again after the most recent relaxation of the lockdown. seems to have established itself as an intermediary option, suggesting warmth without physical contact). Thereafter, however, conversation settles quickly and it’s as if the last year of disjunction and isolation has never happened. All that surprises me is how exhilarating the once completely ordinary habit of talking indoors with friends now seems.

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