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I crush her against me. I want to be part of her. Not just inside her but all around her. I want our rib cages to crack open and our hearts to migrate and merge. I want our cells to braid together like living thread.

Isaac Marion

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Isaac Marion
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: December 30
Music Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Seattle
Washington
Inside
Ribs
Open
Cages
Living
Crack
Around
Cracks
Part
Thread
Braid
Together
Crush
Braids
Heart
Cells
Migrate
Like
Hearts
Merge

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