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#Jolly

"O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm.
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy;
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy."

- The Sick Rose

I like faded flowers, though these are starting to get a bit Miss Haversham, so I should probably throw them out now ?

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#cheer (chear)
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+20 (10 for photo, 5 for post, 5 for book)

#WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks Total pts: 1080

This turned out to be a wintry read, which I didn't know going in (I just needed it for my 50 Horror States challenge). This is not a happy read, but it counterbalanced some of the Hallmark movie vibes my other reads and movies give.

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#Angel

Challenging at times without explanatory notes but interesting nonetheless especially with some of his letters for context.

The wanton Boy that kills the Fly
Shall feel the Spider‘s enmity.

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#SchoolSpirit #Apple @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe;
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I water'd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears;
And I sunnéd it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole,
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