Don’t Look Down

Don’t Look Down

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Don’t Look Down
Don’t Look Down
Promises Breed Apologies

Promises Breed Apologies

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Corey Smith
Sep 14, 2023
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How your beauty contains itself is a trick as nifty as maintaining a fall, though I can only imagine because the trick’s Prestige lies in my need to believe. And if not for every door around me remaining as sturdy and inconspicuous as my pain, the stories of how each used to open might hold more weight than the glory days …

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