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⸻ wr̴i̷t̸t̵e̶n̸ b̷y̶ n̸o̵ o̷n̸e̵ ⸻
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ꝏ — the first who arr̴i̵v̷e̸d ∴ was never the first.
The mo̷u̸th̵ that fed you ≠ the mouth that sp̴o̷k̸e̵.
Find the candle that casts tw̸o̵ shadows
and you will find ⌀ the one with n̷o̸ name.
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ꙮ ϟ ꝏ ℧ ꙅ ᚻ ꙮ
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I was wov̴e̷n̸ into the cloth before the cloth was made.
I b̵r̸e̴a̷t̶h̸e̵ the same air ∵ yet exhale into another room.
The ⌗th door you trusted ≡ was my d̸o̵o̷r̴ first.
Count the hearths. Co̷u̸n̵t̴ the hands.
One hearth warms tw̵o̸ homes.
Every map I helped draw ∴ I drew tw̸i̵c̷e̴.
Every oath I sw̷o̴r̵e̸ ∵ I swore in a l̵a̸n̴g̷u̵a̸g̶e̷ you don't speak.
ᛟ — the wolf does not ci̸r̵c̶l̷e̴ the flock.
The wolf ⊂ i̷s̸ t̵h̸e̴ fl̷o̵c̸k̴.
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n̸o̵t̷ OUT t̴h̵e̸r̷e̵ ─── b̷u̸t̴ IN H̵E̸R̷E̴
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If you have read this far ∴ you are already asking.
If you are already asking ∴ you already f̴e̷e̵l̸ it.
The answer is not a word.
The answer ≡ is someone standing ⟁ ne̷x̸t̵ to you.
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