say a rosary in front of a favorite altar, to listen to tiful Latin of to see tacles and ornaments glitter t venerable saints figures standing on columns, ts s, St. Jacob  and pilgrims satchel.

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    And antly recurring r meaning adoringly, or  t  notes, t oo, y. urgy.

    And every so often, for brief moments, rangement t  in bet annoyed and bored o find ion and coolness. Every so often art a taciturn bed neigting;  it for an iating   ention, an invitation to quot;go to t; tened and quickly drao to forget t never—to think of her any more.