claircognizance

It was like all of the sudden, out of nowhere, I had some insight into what had happened between them.  A lightening bolt of claircognizance.  It made my heart ache when I realized how hard he had tried.   I can imagine feeling like you know somebody...  And then they change slowly over a period of time, but also, right in front of your eyes...  and before you have even realized what was happening, it is a stranger that has taken the place of the one you so loved.  

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