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•฀฀45฀฀• Soft in the Woods All฀night฀a฀deer฀nuzzles฀the฀cup of฀my฀hand,฀marrying her฀loneliness฀to฀mine like฀the฀silken฀threads฀of฀a฀girl’s฀skin. Then฀I฀look, she฀has฀taken฀my฀fingers,฀and฀gladly I฀have฀given฀them, she฀will฀know฀who฀I฀am฀now having฀absorbed฀me.฀Counting the฀twilight,฀she฀has฀rubbed her฀back฀on฀nothing but฀cedar฀chips ripe฀for฀burning.฀She฀dreams฀a฀body to฀pillow฀the฀folds฀of฀her฀longing฀into like฀the฀tufts฀of฀trees. But฀she฀stays฀quiet,฀still฀and฀lapping. She฀is฀too฀shy฀to฀have฀notes฀travel฀out, and฀show฀the฀pleasure฀it฀would฀feed her฀small,฀taut฀limbs. When฀I฀wake music฀dilates฀my฀body. ...

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