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Like Harry Potter, the sorting hat (my mom) has placed me in a bloody, crimson colored school. It’s disorienting, as I go about, the logos are wack. Poor little rich girl no beachside lovers this interminable, scorching summer. I’m swept up by scholastic spirit. Can you hear it? Cause it’s deafening me, on this cool, dry, Boston orientation day. As we finished our morning 8k jog, the sunrise blossomed, painting hot lava clouds with hues of yellow, orange and pink. We’re traipsing unfamiliar paths, It’s not what we’re used to, the roads are uneven and the architecture’s all boxy and wrong. . . Songs for this: New Toy by Lene Lovich Better After All by Jonatha Brooke Now At Last by Feist

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Date: 5/28/2025 5:21:00 PM
Anais, Wonders in a sorting hat, though crimson may not suit as well as pale Yale blue. Oh man, what a voice from a peerless Leslie'd heart. Perhaps a perfect choice for Boston. -Richard
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Date: 5/27/2025 7:02:00 AM
Geeze! You ever think about running away to the circus? I hear there’s good ones in Europe. (Still got a ‘story’ waiting for you in Quora.)
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Date: 5/27/2025 6:34:00 AM
Love that profile pic. Could I get a signed copy? Do you have names for those two poignant and elegant elbows?
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