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A warmth that expands and demands and drives steam into the mind’s chambers.<\/p>\nA warmth that expands and demands and drives steam into the mind’s chambers.<\/p>\n
A hot wind carrying flakes of brittle rust, curling around the chest; abrasive.<\/p>\n
A tube carrying ease and motion, behind the heart between the lungs, strangled and pinched and squeezed.<\/p>\n
A driver of power, planning and scheduling confidence and assurance and recurring pride.<\/p>\n
Schemes and checkmates and victory parades with commentary and scenes behind every scene.<\/p>\n
A courtroom of damnation and karmic rebuke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A warmth that expands and demands and drives steam into the mind’s chambers. A hot wind carrying flakes of brittle rust, curling around the chest; abrasive. A tube carrying ease and motion, behind the heart between the lungs, strangled and pinched and squeezed. 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