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019: Leaning In

مؤلف: VictoryAnne Vice
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[Primus]

I wasn’t sure what the voice meant at first. Nor did I know if I could trust it.

How do I lean into shadows? Do I fall backward into the burning net? Do I turn sideways into the darkness of the room?

“You’re overthinking,” the shadow man speaks again.“Just let go.”

Let go of what? My anger? My suffering?

"Your body," the darkness the voices in my mind. "Imagine yourself floating free of all of this. Think of your soul as being anchored to your feet and your head and just imagine pe
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