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We are the lost generation with paper compasses that only lead us to indefinite shores. Budget shortcuts do not make up for the lack of solid form in our lives. We sail on ships with sails punctured and torn by the ghosts of our predecessors. Unable to move with the wind, we remain unmoving and still. We are the crew with more barrels of *** than gold, drunk on the idea that salvation lies on steady ground. But we are sailors, feeding off the capricious waters of all seven seas. We need a new guide, as the Northern star has now become nothing more than an arbitrary point that leaves us sailing in circles. Would you care to be my first mate? I’ll take you places your mind could not even bear to begin to touch.
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Jan 23, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 1:37 AM UTC
Setting Sail
We are the lost generation with paper compasses that only lead us to indefinite shores. Budget shortcuts do not make up for the lack of solid form in our lives. We sail on ships with sails punctured and torn by the ghosts of our predecessors. Unable to move with the wind, we remain unmoving and still. We are the crew with more barrels of *** than gold, drunk on the idea that salvation lies on steady ground. But we are sailors, feeding off the capricious waters of all seven seas. We need a new guide, as the Northern star has now become nothing more than an arbitrary point that leaves us sailing in circles. Would you care to be my first mate? I’ll take you places your mind could not even bear to begin to touch.
christa-h
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Jan 23, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 1:37 AM UTC
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