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I see an ocean that’s spilled out of a wineglass, its body clear and sparkling and folding over itself. I see a ribbon of sand.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
Author
Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Ribbons
Sparkling
Sand
Ocean
Clear
Body
Ribbon
Spilled
Folding

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