There are little pockets of old time in London, where things and places stay the same, like bubbles in amber, she explained. Theres a lot of time in London, and it has to go somewhereit doesnt all get used up at once. I may still be hung over, sighed Richard. That almost made sense.
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Themes

  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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