Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Yup – I’ve been waiting for you to show up, Anne … You’ll be sure to get some of the unguessed ones.
Doing my best.
I just realized how pathetic I sound. I’ve heard of bloggers being stalked by readers … but a reader stalked by a blogger?
That’s a bit creepy.
Carry on. :)
Oh, it’s okay Sheila, lurk around your own site waiting for me. Makes me feel so… special.