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In summary

There’s some very good writing here. It’s difficult to capture the natural rhythms of thought or speech, but that effect is achieved in the juxtaposition of short and longer sentences. It feels like the character is talking directly to us, which makes for a powerful narrative voice.

However, good writing deserves to be better. Vague or incorrect

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