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Beautyland
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Eyes are another commonly fetishized part of the human body. The seeing parts. But once they were only pockets of sensitive atoms on the foreheads of primordial fish. Sightless skin that yearned to make something fantastic out of light.
i love the idea that sight came from a yearning to impress
“Ubi cives, ibi patria. Where one’s people are,”
― Seven Seasons in Siena: My Quixotic Quest for Acceptance Among Tuscany's Proudest People
― Seven Seasons in Siena: My Quixotic Quest for Acceptance Among Tuscany's Proudest People
“Eyes are another commonly fetishized part of the human body. The seeing parts. But once they were only pockets of sensitive atoms on the foreheads of primordial fish. Sightless skin that yearned to make something fantastic out of light.”
― Beautyland
― Beautyland
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