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Don't talk to the crazy kids. I longed to shout back that we weren't crazy. I'd mistaken her kid for a ghost, that's all.I wondered whether they had books about his sort of thing. Fifty Ways to Tell the Living from the Dead Before You Wind Up in a Padded Room. Yep, I'm sure the library carried that one.
Kelley Armstrong The Summoning
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The narrator expresses frustration at being judged as crazy for mistaking someone’s child for a ghost. They feel misunderstood and wish to defend themselves against the harsh words directed at them. This moment highlights the tension between their perception of reality and how others view them.

This reflection leads the narrator to ponder the existence of literature that addresses such strange encounters, humorously imagining a book titled "Fifty Ways to Tell...

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It sounds a little strange though. You barely knew her, and are you the first to want to call them? " "It's called concern. Have you ever heard of it?" With a blow he hurred my hand from the dial "dark, cold water. Or you will find yourself with a load of faded garments." He looked at me. "See? I'm caring." "Of course, it is almost all of yours in there.
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