As the helpless vampire watched the transformation, it started screaming. It was still screaming when his rows of razor sharp teeth sank into its throat.
For the first time in my life, I was eating well and from plates__lass plates, no less, not out of the frying pan because somebody lost all the plates in the last move. Now when we ate, we sat at a fine round oak table in sturdy chairs that matched. No one rushed through the meal or argued over who got the biggest portion, and we ate three times a day.
No Time to Say Goodbye: A Memoir of a Life in Foster Care
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For the first time in my life, I was eating well and from plates__lass plates, no less, not out of the frying pan because somebody lost all the plates in the last move. Now when we ate, we sat at a fine round oak table in sturdy chairs that matched. No one rushed through the meal or argued over who got the biggest portion, and we ate three times a day.
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Original, in French: La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur. English: Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.