What if this present were the world's last night' she said. 'The word present makes all the difference, don't you think? It makes it seem as if one's… - Kate Atkinson

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What if this present were the world's last night' she said. 'The word present makes all the difference, don't you think? It makes it seem as if one's somehow in the thick of it, which we are, rather than simply contemplating a theoretical concept.