From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent.
As soon as whatever provisional well of confidence dries up, I will feel like a frightened motherless child. And I will__hat? Lessee, I'll beg friends to assure me I'm fascinating, that my soul is complex so I can once more conduce to irony. An abyss opens up.
Give Sorrow Words: Maryse Holder's Letters From Mexico
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As soon as whatever provisional well of confidence dries up, I will feel like a frightened motherless child. And I will__hat? Lessee, I'll beg friends to assure me I'm fascinating, that my soul is complex so I can once more conduce to irony. An abyss opens up.
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