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Polished marble underfoot Reflecting the torch and candlelight Epithets of centuries old accomplishments Laid out before a procession A lineage of death masks held in by the teeth That the wearers may be silent And the dead may live again Their likenesses animated once more As yet another joins their ranks
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Feb 8
Feb 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC
Death Mask
Polished marble underfoot Reflecting the torch and candlelight Epithets of centuries old accomplishments Laid out before a procession A lineage of death masks held in by the teeth That the wearers may be silent And the dead may live again Their likenesses animated once more As yet another joins their ranks
hadrian-veska
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Feb 8
Feb 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC
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