The chapters are missing.

Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death.

searing adj. 灼热的

scrabble

contort v. 扭曲

throb v. 跳动

Common(chapter1)

Pearly Gates 天国之门

peeping Tom 偷窥狂

sexual fetish

stupefied adj. 麻木的；吃惊的

proximal adj. 近端的

awestruck adj. 敬畏的

lilac n. 丁香 adj. 淡紫色的

swathe n. 绷带