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20 The New Me I adored my home, so I burnt it to the ground and slept in ashes. I worshipped the moon, so I embraced cold earth. My dog was irreplaceable, so I dropped him in wilderness and drove away, watched him grow small in the mirror watching me. Traveling was my life, so I abandoned my car in weeds, sheared my wings, slashed my feet, moved forward on my belly. I loved you above all others. So I betrayed you, left clues crumbled for your pillow, waited beneath our garden’s unturned stones. ...

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