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One Pound Fifty

sun tanned unevenly, foxed grimy fingers caress bruising pounded by day's narration churlish in onyx, was its hint over feathered combs, see, of flicked, creased pages buried, stained words were never read while cold rooms grow colder an author's sweat for nothing stemmed the reader's keen though skimmed at best and your dilated pupils captured out-of-breath palates so I travelled second hand yesterday, for just over a quid

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Date: 10/27/2023 9:57:00 PM
nicely expressed, fresh, unexpected, engaging - glad i came across this and your other works
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Clive Culverhouse
Date: 10/28/2023 12:18:00 AM
Thank you for your time and kind words Mat
Date: 10/27/2023 3:11:00 PM
a book not read, skimmed at best. How sad. But you saved it, buying it at a 2d hand store. Brilliant. Have a great evening, Sara
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Clive Culverhouse
Date: 10/28/2023 12:17:00 AM
I can't resist a second hand book shop, thanks for reading Sara

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