Within hours of meeting Samantha at his studio, Tamir gave her Murakami's 'Sleep' from Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman as homework due the next week. She took it as a sign from the universe, found the protagonist was her age and couldn't sleep just as she couldn't, and sent him a voice note saying it shook her snow globe and showed her there was life beyond her own thoughts and feelings.
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