''eat me''

.
       and then 
      i              her 
      promise'd
           dad
 and her brother
      and mom
           and
     her       bodie
         uncle
  her granpappy
      granmaw
   couzinz frank
    and bert that
          i        gonnuh 
           were
       marry her 
      proper like

uncle bodie were
      thuh town
          pastor
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Rolland Avatar
April 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
enjoyed the working metaphor, great reading
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April 17, 2026 at 7:26 AM
ty ')
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