Nostalgia settled on my shoulders like the arm of a long-lo… - Helon Habila

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Nostalgia settled on my shoulders like the arm of a long-lost friend, urging me to look back and listen; it had been years since I heard such morning sounds, such silence.

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Helon Habila Ngalabak (born November 1967) is a Nigerian novelist and poet.

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