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Oracle

O, Mirror, what shall I do with my face? Be kind. Seek grace. . [ 862 ]

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The first 1,351 pages of Poems, Notes, and Drawings are devoted to the organization and preservation of what I feel are the best of my earlier writings and drawings. That task complete, I’ve added another section for new content, which is shared under the category name of Sweet Sleep and Bare Feet. Uncharted and unplanned, and with the comment feature now enabled, we might think of the pages therein as part of a conversational interlude.

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