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Strangely breasts score synchronicity, pressed hard against the faces of two grinning clocks (hands colliding, clouding time). Neither words nor image until pacified.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\"><em>by Marion\u00a0Michell<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\">Blog <a href=\"https:\/\/supinesublime.wordpress.com\">https:\/\/supinesublime.wordpress.com<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\"> Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Supinely-Sublimely-Selected-Marion-Michell\/dp\/0955677076\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1523710017&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Supinely+Sublimely\">SUPINELY SUBLIMELY<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\">UK<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worst days pain ricochets like shooting stars with pinball crushes. Oh the love! 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