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Oubliette

In time my senses came to terms With such medieval justice, And found the hole they cast me in Accustomed to my taste. I’d made myself a tidy home, Proclaimed myself Augustus. Content within my realm of stone, All memories erased.

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Date: 5/16/2022 6:55:00 AM
Had to look it up - nice! Kind of reminds me of Philippians 4:12 - "I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need."
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