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I stare at her collarbone that's framed with lace, the hollow of her throat, her shoulders that rise with each rise with the weight of her next breath. We're fragile things. Our bones show through our skin. What would any god want with us?

Lauren DeStefano

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
Author
Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Shows
Breaths
Framed
Things
Skin
Stare
Would
Skins
Hollow
Bones
Fragile
Rise
Throat
Weight
Staring
Show
Shoulders
Collarbone
Next
Breath
Lace

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