1 min read Dumb Reflections

Trying to distract myself.

Trying to distract myself.

Trying to distract myself with thoughts of the last few gasps of summer.
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We’re in such a liminal place right now, but the seasons won’t stop.⠀
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Already the night falls faster and faster.⠀
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We’re surrounded by darkness while life sleeps.

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