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my trail is salt, not smoke.
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my trail is salt, not smoke.
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“Art is not a mirror held up to reality
but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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but a hammer with which to shape it.”
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― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
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― Voyage of the Beagle
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― Flaubert's Parrot
“By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing.
And he vows his passion is,
Infinite, undying.
Lady make note of this --
One of you is lying.”
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Shivering and sighing.
And he vows his passion is,
Infinite, undying.
Lady make note of this --
One of you is lying.”
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The Kindred Spirits
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We read and discuss one short story a week. Authors are welcome, but it's not a group to promote one's own work. The first post of each week's discus ...more
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