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And though our bones, they may break
And our souls separate,
why the long face?
And though our bodies recoil
From the grip of the soil,
why the long face?

— Joanna Newsom Ys (2006)

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I killed my dinner
with karate
kicked him in the face,taste the body, shallow work is the work that I do.

The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004)

And, when the bulbs do flash,
as bright as morning,
the crowd keeps on gathering
like an electric storm.

Have One On Me (2010)

And a thimble's worth of milky moon
Can touch hearts larger than a thimble.

The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004)

My favorite book of all time is The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.

And never will I wed.
I'll hunt the pearl of death to the bottom of my life,
and ever hold my breath,
till I may be the diver's wife.

Divers (2015)

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