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“Tired of toxic behaviors, My breath dwindles in air. With every vow of the silken winds, It develops a thirst for fair. How long the thought has lingered, I have never yet questioned my mind. Tossing & Turning with velocity, a dream consoles my mind.”

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Book:Woebegone Wynds
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