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My body would then drift along a river of syrup, at whose mouth death would
bring an end to the sticky elasticity of Sundays. I would float in the sweetness of
eternal honey, a candied island released into weightlessness. What should I do?
My body would then drift along a river of syrup, at whose mouth death would
bring an end to the sticky elasticity of Sundays. I would float in the sweetness of
eternal honey, a candied island released into weightlessness. What should I do?
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It's a sign that they haven't evacuated all the bodies from this temple of
intellectual ferment. The noble body. The body beautiful, to be molded in
accordance with the rediscovered standards of antiquity. The athletic body, to be
displayed in its ...
It's a sign that they haven't evacuated all the bodies from this temple of
intellectual ferment. The noble body. The body beautiful, to be molded in
accordance with the rediscovered standards of antiquity. The athletic body, to be
displayed in its ...
Page 120
Once I overheard her talking to one of her girlfriends: “I was lucky, motherhood
didn't leave any marks on me, I still have the body of a young girl. And not one
vibex!" I looked in the encyclopedia to find out what a vibex was. A stretch mark.
Once I overheard her talking to one of her girlfriends: “I was lucky, motherhood
didn't leave any marks on me, I still have the body of a young girl. And not one
vibex!" I looked in the encyclopedia to find out what a vibex was. A stretch mark.
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