115 6 3
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Here is confinement. Here ties his enthusiasm to his waist and chains his ankles to obscurity. He must be there, sharing his face, telling his news, receiving his praise.
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234 42 20
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"Besides," he said, "Any woman who can tolerate a salty, slutty bird is a keeper."
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76 8 5
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There once was a time when I washed my dishes with a cat who spoke French.
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1075 0 0
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They've put down roots under the dome. Want to push through the ceiling, blot out the sun. I have other plans.
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990 0 0
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Michael lay on his back and counted his breaths, measuring their depth of inhalation and release.
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1042 4 0
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I'm not dreaming anymore.
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71 8 4
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The world is getting weirder.
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1385 11 6
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She stood with her sisters, pretty maids in a row, felt cold despite the scorching spring sun. Heard what the man said but didn’t register; words from the Lord flew around her like the flighty trill of the robins up above. The birds made more sense.
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26 2 0
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THE LUTE MUSIC CD The lute music CD remained on the phone table for five months though they didn't have a phone anymore. They didn't have children either but there were no substitutes. His…
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53 7 6
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The bed was rocking, or I was dying, or I was on a ride and having a super dream.
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1701 8 1
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We sat in a row on the long couch and no one's legs could reach the floor. Granddaddy took the first one the kid who no one knew and said to us "the rest of you stay put."
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84 14 5
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The periscope of the highball glass shows it's all tits and mediocrity here..
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134 27 8
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Who knew the old bird had a tarty past?
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789 3 0
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Near Christmas in Chicago they used to have these pictures of a five dollar bill on billboards all around the city, with the caption: Take Abe to Mass. On the front steps before going into the church, we encountered a ver
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80 5 5
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A lot of stink a lot of cheese. It must be what they liked.
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