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The church is as cold as the night outside.
There's the smell of damp wool, of bitter on the breaths of these pro-fessionals, of candle smoke and melting wax, of smothered farting, of hair tonic, of the burning oil itself, folding the other odors in a maternal way, more closely belonging to Earth, to deep strata, other times, and listen... listen: this is the War's evensong, the War's canonical hour… 132
— Aug 11, 2026 10:23AM
There's the smell of damp wool, of bitter on the breaths of these pro-fessionals, of candle smoke and melting wax, of smothered farting, of hair tonic, of the burning oil itself, folding the other odors in a maternal way, more closely belonging to Earth, to deep strata, other times, and listen... listen: this is the War's evensong, the War's canonical hour… 132
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