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MineralMan

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8. Tom Robbins wrote a 1976 book, "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:33 AM

Aug 2021

In it, one character referred to things like bells and other things that happened as part of "the clockworks." I found that interesting. Life is full of recurrent things that mark our days. After a time, we stop noticing them, but we immediately notice if they stop happening.

Ever since I read that book, I've noticed things that make up "the clockworks" around me.

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