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the raised lakes of Beijing are fitted with the finest glass walls parents go there to unload their unwanted children the squids of the lakes grab hold of the children,           hug them                     adopt them                           teach them to breathe people walk by, pay no attention but the glass walls are built tall             wiped clear to the point where i can’t help but to notice. the orange plumed tentacles grown straight from the children’s backs           pulsing like a flame                   like a phoenix                          like a poppy’s bloom smeared by the color of the water’s haze or the tourist’s awe-shot eyes.
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Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019 at 6:14 PM UTC
the raised lakes of Beijing
the raised lakes of Beijing are fitted with the finest glass walls parents go there to unload their unwanted children the squids of the lakes grab hold of the children,           hug them                     adopt them                           teach them to breathe people walk by, pay no attention but the glass walls are built tall             wiped clear to the point where i can’t help but to notice. the orange plumed tentacles grown straight from the children’s backs           pulsing like a flame                   like a phoenix                          like a poppy’s bloom smeared by the color of the water’s haze or the tourist’s awe-shot eyes.
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Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019 at 6:14 PM UTC
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