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But I will yearn for more scenes of sublime, ridiculous formal dining experiences.

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For her, home means only one place - Imphal valley - and she yearns to go back.

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Because nostalgia isn’t simply about yearning for the past.

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Mr. Simon’s record was also one of the first to grasp the mid-’70s ennui of a generation fenced in by marital responsibilities and yearning for its earlier, wilder self.

It’s a portrait of loss and yearning, made up of vivid recollections from her childhood, her family, and her previous relationships.

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