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Aku pernah bercerita kepadamu tentang sebuah rumah dengan beranda yang teduh. Halamannya ditumbuhi pohon buah-buahan yang rindang. Pagi ini aku terbangun dan bergegas ke beranda itu, dan disambut sinar matahari berpendar-pendar di sela-sela dedaunan. Beberapa butir mangga jatuh semalam, pasti manis rasanya. Mungkin aku bisa mengupas satu untukmu .

Kuceritakan juga tentang lemari buku besar berwarna biru muda. Lengkap dengan kaca yang melindungi buku-buku kesayangan kita dari debu. Lihat, lihat! Betapa menyenangkannya menata koleksi buku kita di lemari itu. Paulo Coelho, Pramoedya, sampai Eragon dan Harry Potter, semua bisa ditata rapi di sana.

Halaman rindang dengan serambi yang teduh masih menanti …

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