Even at the age of eight she would fall asleep by pressing one hand into the other and making believe she was holding the hand of the man whom she lo… - Milan Kundera

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Even at the age of eight she would fall asleep by pressing one hand into the other and making believe she was holding the hand of the man whom she loved, the man of her life. So if in her sleep she pressed Tomas hand with such tenacity, we can understand why: she had been training since childhood.