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if it wouldn’t be too

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“if it wouldn’t be too much trouble […] would you mind finding me some sort of work to do”
- R

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id like to leave…

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“Id like to leave behind some trace of my existence on the island” - the narrator

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it would help me

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“it would help me past the time” - R

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any sort of

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“any sort of trivial task will do” - R

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i have no

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” i have no strength to resist the disappearances” - narrator

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Why would i keep them

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“why would i keep them when i dont think i will be able to recall the meaning” - narrator

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theres no knowing

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“there’s no knowing what theyre capable of”- narrator

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Theres no connection

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“Theres […] no connection to anything else. This room is completely closed off” - R

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Im living

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“Im living in a cave” - R

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Up close i could

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“Up close, I could see even more clearly how frail R had grown”

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you forget im the one

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“you forget im the one who never loses anything” - R

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whats gone is

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“whats gone is gone completely” - Narrator

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Im jealous

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“im jealous of your heart, one that offers some resistance” - Narrator

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what if everything

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“what if everything on the island disappears.” - narrator

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no-one can

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“no-one can erase the stories” - old lady at book burning

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my heart

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“[my heart] is growing cold and hard at a terrifying pace.” - narrator

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you’ll forget

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“you’ll forget you ever had a voice”

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efficiently

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“efficiently, thoroughly, systematically, without any trace of emotion.” - narrator describing mp

18
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we simply have

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“we simply have to leave things to fate” - old man

19
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i have to make do

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“I have to make do with a hollow heart full of holes” - narrator

20
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but as things got thinner

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“but as things git thinner, more full of holes, our hearts got thinner” - old man

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people - and im

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“people - and I’m no exception - seem capable of forgetting almost anything” - narrator

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i dont even

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“i dont even know what it is i should be remembering” - narrator

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you have to stop worrying

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“you have to stop worrying […] the disappearances are beyond our control” - old man

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you cant touch or

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“you cant touch or see memories, or get inside the hearts they’re kept in.” - mp

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memories are a lot tougher

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“memories are a lot tougher than you might think. just like the hearts that hold them.” - R

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my memories had sunk

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“my memories had sunk into the bottomless swamp of my soul” - narrator

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There are more gaps

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“there are more gaps in the island that there used to be” - old man

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