"But after I got them to leave and shut the door and turned off the light it wasn't any good. It was ..." - Ernest Hemingway

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But after I got them to leave and shut the door and turned off the light it wasn't any good. It was like saying good-by to a statue. After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.

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Ernest Hemingway A Farewell To Arms

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